CVE-2026-48493
Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. In versions prior to 8.6.0, a user with only users.edit can send a PATCH to /api/v1/users/{their_own_id} and grant themselves any permission except admin and superuser — for example `assets.view`, `assets.create`, `reports.view`, import, etc. The issue is patched in version 8.6.0.
INFO
Published Date :
June 23, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 23, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
GitHub_M
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-48493
vulnerability.
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Solution
- Update Snipe-IT to version 8.6.0.
- Verify user permissions are correctly enforced.
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