CVE-2026-44832: grokability snipe-it · Improper Preservation of Permissions
Affects grokability snipe-itSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 8.4.1 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade snipe-it and grokability/snipe-it to 8.4.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| grokabilitysnipe-it | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubgrokability/snipe-itpkg:github/grokability/snipe-itOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are documented. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 8.4.1.
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, aAn authenticated user with only users.edit permission can escalate their own privileges to admin by sending a PATCH request to /api/v1/users/{id} with permissions[admin]=1. The API controller only strips the superuser key from the permissions array, allowing admin and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.