Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, an authenticated user with users.create permission can submit the admin permission while creating a user because store() in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php strips superuser permission but does not strip admin permission. The created account can obtain administrative privileges. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hf68-g98v-wp9g Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Missing admin Permission Check in User Creation
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Grokability
Grokability snipe-it
Vendors & Products Grokability
Grokability snipe-it

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, an authenticated user with users.create permission can submit the admin permission while creating a user because store() in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php strips superuser permission but does not strip admin permission. The created account can obtain administrative privileges. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
Title Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via Missing admin Permission Check in User Creation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}


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Grokability Snipe-it
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T03:38:32.673Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T22:28:27.061Z

Link: CVE-2026-55483

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T03:38:28.266Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T19:17:20.123

Modified: 2026-08-25T04:18:12.370

Link: CVE-2026-55483

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T13:15:03Z

Weaknesses