{
"id": "GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48493"
],
"details": "### Impact\nA 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.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024",
"summary": "Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.6.0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "snipe/snipe-it",
"ecosystem": "Packagist"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-07-20T21:22:29Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N"
}
],
"published": "2026-06-23T22:12:11Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48493",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it",
"type": "PACKAGE"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"severity": "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-23T23:16:49Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-23T22:12:11Z"
}
}