{
"id": "GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-44832"
],
"details": "### Impact\nAn authenticated user with only `users.edit` permission can escalate their own privileges to `admin` by sending a PATCH request to `/api/v1/users/{id}` with `permissions[admin]=1`. The API controller only strips the `superuser` key from the permissions array, allowing `admin` and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569, fix was released in v8.4.1\n\n### Workarounds\nNone.",
"summary": "Snipe-IT has Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.4.1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "snipe/snipe-it",
"ecosystem": "Packagist"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-07-02T14:48:19Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
}
],
"published": "2026-05-08T22:24:45Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44832",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it",
"type": "PACKAGE"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-281",
"CWE-863"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-26T20:16:20Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-08T22:24:45Z"
}
}