Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-44832

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system.

Published May 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · Snipe-IT is an IT

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44832. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Snipe-IT is an IT is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Snipe-IT is an IT).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe snipeitapp/snipe-it

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.

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  • cpe snipeitapp/snipe-itversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-44832

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44832. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Snipe-IT is an IT is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-281; CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-44832

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-44832

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 supe

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.