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
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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
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
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
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.