Unchecked Return Value in snipe-it - #VU154183
Published: October 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154183
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose LDAP service-account credentials and end-user passwords.
The vulnerability exists due to an unchecked return value from ldap_start_tls() in app/Models/Ldap.php::connectToLdap() when negotiating LDAP StartTLS. A remote attacker can respond to the StartTLS request with a protocol error and observe the subsequent plaintext bind traffic to disclose LDAP service-account credentials and end-user passwords.
Exploitation requires LDAP authentication to be enabled with ldap_enabled = 1 and ldap_tls = 1, and access to the network path between Snipe-IT and the LDAP server. Login behavior remains normal because the plaintext bind can succeed.
Affected software
snipe-it
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
snipe-it - update to 8.6.3