CVE-2026-55478 | Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to … | CVSS 5.3 MEDIUM

Description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, POST /api/v1/kits/{kit_id}/licenses checks whether the caller can edit kits but does not authorize access to the referenced license object, allowing a low-privilege user with predefined-kit permissions to bind a license they should not be able to access or manage into a kit. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-55478
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-06-16 22:28 UTC
Published: 2026-07-10 18:34 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-10 20:58 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-639
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Vendor / Product: grokability / snipe-it
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.3 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
grokability	snipe-it	—	< 8.6.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-639	cna	CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
5.3	MEDIUM	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (3)

https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-crv3-j83j-f3r6 https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-crv3-j83j-f3r6
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/0d870d540d27107634f3134e0e7f106b3faa6992 https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/0d870d540d27107634f3134e0e7f106b3faa6992
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2 https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2