Improper access control in snipe-it - CVE-2026-55479
Published: August 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142558
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55479
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the legacy single-seat license checkin API endpoint when handling direct requests to the old checkin endpoint. A remote user can send a request to the legacy checkin endpoint to reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset.
The vulnerable flow authorizes the action with the checkout permission instead of the checkin permission.
Affected software
snipe-it
How to mitigate CVE-2026-55479
Install security update from vendor's website.
snipe-it - update to 8.6.2