CVE-2026-44832
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, aAn authenticated user with only users.edit permission can escalate their own privileges to admin by sending a PATCH request to /api/v1/users/{id} with permissions[admin]=1. The API controller only strips the superuser key from the permissions array, allowing admin and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.
Published:May 26, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 2, 2026
EPS:May 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00314
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Grokability
Product
Snipe-it
Grokability
Snipe-it
Vendor
Snipeitapp
Product
Snipe-it
Snipeitapp
Snipe-it
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
