CVE-2026-49976

mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.49% (42nd) EPSS
CVSS 6.5 · medium
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3 sources
cert_bund · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.1, a user with the import permission can use CSV update mode to overwrite the email address of a non-admin user and then request a password reset to take over that account. app/Importer/UserImporter.php applies the canEditAuthFields gate by unsetting username, email, password, and activated on the model, but app/Importer/ItemImporter.php sanitizeItemForUpdating() rebuilds the update array from the raw CSV row in $this->item, restoring the unauthorized values. The app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php import path checks import permission but does not require users.edit. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.1.

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v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.2
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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affected products (4)

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advisories (2)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2051Snipe-IT: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2026-06-23csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Snipe-IT ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2vSnipe-IT Vulnerable to User Account Escalation via CSV Import2026-06-23ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact The CSV user import in update mode bypasses user-edit authorization. A user with only the `import` permission can overwrite any non-admin user's email by uploading a CSV, then trigger a password reset to take over the account. `UserImporter.php` checks the `canEditAuthFields` gate and tries to strip auth fields from the model: ```php // app/Importer/UserImporter.php:107-114 if (Auth::check() && (! Gate::allows('canEditAuthFields', $user))) { unset($user->username); unset($user->email); unset($user->password); unset($user->activated); } $user->update($this->sanitizeItemForUpdating($user)); ``` The `unset()`s operate on the model, but `sanitizeItemForUpdating()` rebuilds its array from `$this->item` (the raw CSV row), not from the model: ```php // app/Importer/ItemImporter.php:135-149 protected function sanitizeItemForStoring($model, $updating = false) { $item = collect($this->item); // CSV data, not model attributes $item = $item->only($model->getFillable()); if ($updating) { $item = $item->reject(fn($v) => empty($v)); } return $item->toArray(); } ``` The attacker's CSV values pass through untouched. For non-admin attacker vs. non-admin, non-superuser target, the gate returns `true` at `AuthServiceProvider.php:137`, so the `unset()` block never executes. The entire import path checks only `$this->authorize('import')` (`ImportController.php:196`); no `users.edit` check anywhere. The normal API route `PATCH /api/v1/users/{id}` correctly returns 403 for the same user. Attacker must have import privileges to exploit this, and that permission must be granted specifically and intentionally by a superadmin. ### Patches Patched in v8.6.0

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published 2026-08-19modified 2026-08-19
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