Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in snipe-it - CVE-2026-49870

 

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in snipe-it - CVE-2026-49870

Published: June 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49870
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: snipe
Affected software:
snipe-it

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-49870

Install security update from vendor's website.

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