6.5Medium
Snipeitapp Snipe-It
CVE-2026-86765
Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 fail to enforce checkout authorization when assignment fields are submitted to the asset update endpoint. Authenticated users with edit permission but explicitly denied checkout permission can reassign assets, bypass check-in procedures, and alter custody records by submitting assigned_user, assigned_asset, or assigned_location parameters to PATCH /api/v1/hardware/{id}.
What this means for your business
- It affects Snipeitapp Snipe-It. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Snipeitapp Snipe-It, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 6.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- CVSS v4
- 7.1
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Assigned by
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-09
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Snipeitapp Snipe-It- 8.7.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.