Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, UsersController::update() passes a missing permission request field through NormalizePermissionsPayloadAction and PreserveUnauthorizedPrivilegedPermissionsAction in a way that can overwrite a target user’s permissions with a sparse result, allowing an administrator updating another administrator, or a user with users.edit updating a regular account, to remove the target’s administrative or granular permissions. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-j5g3-42wp-gqm3
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/1cff2d67aabd00ee51d864c1d7fb717494c1d6ad
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.0
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
22.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (2)
grokability/snipe-it
< 8.6.0
snipeitapp/snipe-it
< 8.6.0
Published
Jul 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 11, 2026