Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in snipe-it - CVE-2026-55452
Published: August 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142573
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55452
CWE-ID: CWE-1236
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute attacker-controlled formulas in spreadsheet software.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of formula elements in CSV export in ReportsController::postActivityReport() when exporting activity report data containing a user-supplied User-Agent value. A remote user can supply a formula-like User-Agent header and perform a logged action to execute attacker-controlled formulas in spreadsheet software.
User interaction is required to export the Activity Report and open it in spreadsheet software.
Affected software
snipe-it
How to mitigate CVE-2026-55452
Install security update from vendor's website.
snipe-it - update to 8.6.2