Authorization Flaw in snipe/snipe-it (CVE-2026-48507)
Summary
Vulnerability in snipe/snipe-it (CVE-2026-48507). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via users.edit. Mitigation: upgrade to 8.6.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. A vulnerability in versions prior to 8.6.0 allows a non-admin user holding only the granular users.edit permission to lock every admin out of the instance by editing the activated flag (which determines whether or not a user can login) and the ldap_import flag, which determines whether or not the user can request a password reset. Version 8.6.0 contains a patch.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48507 has been found in snipe/snipe-it.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like users.edit over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "snipe/snipe-it CVE-2026-48507" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-48507 (snipe/snipe-it) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: users.edit / activated / ldap_import
Patched: 8.6.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in snipe/snipe-it. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via users.edit.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of snipe/snipe-it. Attack surface: users.edit / activated / ldap_import.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 8.6.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'snipe/snipe-it' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'snipe/snipe-it' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
snipe/snipe-itを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.0ステージング環境で 8.6.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
- web vokecyber.com