Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in snipe-it - CVE-2026-49870
Published: June 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49870
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass two-factor authentication and obtain a fully authenticated session.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the POST /two-factor endpoint when processing TOTP verification requests. A remote user can submit unlimited TOTP guesses to bypass two-factor authentication and obtain a fully authenticated session.
If two-factor authentication is configured in optional mode, the account owner can disable two-factor authentication without OTP re-verification after login.
Affected software
snipe-it
How to mitigate CVE-2026-49870
Install security update from vendor's website.
snipe-it - update to 8.6.0