5.4Medium
Snipeitapp Snipe-It
CVE-2026-86772
Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in DepartmentPresenter::formattedNameLink() where department names are rendered unescaped in the fallback branch for users without departments.view permission. Users with departments.edit permission can inject malicious scripts into department names that execute in the browsers of all department members when they load their My Assets page.
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, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.
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
- 5.4 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- CVSS v4
- 5.1
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- 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.