CVE-2026-48493
Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
### Impact A user with only users.edit AND api permissions can send a PATCH to /api/v1/users/{their_own_id} and grant themselves any permission except admin and superuser — for example `assets.view`, `assets.create`, `reports.view`, import, etc. ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024
How to fix CVE-2026-48493
To remediate CVE-2026-48493, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 8.6.0 or later
Is CVE-2026-48493 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8.6.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |