CVE-2026-55476: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} endpoint. This flaw allows an authenticated user to supply a victim user ID and silently cancel that user's pending asset requests without proper authorization. The issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-55476 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Snipe-IT IT asset/license management system. Specifically, in versions before 8.6.0, the POST endpoint /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} improperly accepts the cancel_by_admin parameter as a URL path segment without sufficient authorization checks. This allows an authenticated user to cancel pending asset requests of other users by supplying their user ID. The vulnerability is resolved in Snipe-IT version 8.6.0.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can cancel pending asset requests of other users without authorization, potentially disrupting asset management workflows and causing denial of service to legitimate requesters. There is no indication of privilege escalation or data disclosure from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.6.0 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 8.6.0. No other mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2026-55476: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Description
Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} endpoint. This flaw allows an authenticated user to supply a victim user ID and silently cancel that user's pending asset requests without proper authorization. The issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55476 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Snipe-IT IT asset/license management system. Specifically, in versions before 8.6.0, the POST endpoint /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} improperly accepts the cancel_by_admin parameter as a URL path segment without sufficient authorization checks. This allows an authenticated user to cancel pending asset requests of other users by supplying their user ID. The vulnerability is resolved in Snipe-IT version 8.6.0.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can cancel pending asset requests of other users without authorization, potentially disrupting asset management workflows and causing denial of service to legitimate requesters. There is no indication of privilege escalation or data disclosure from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.6.0 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 8.6.0. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T22:10:37.609Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5141ec68715ace4309daaf
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 19:03:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 19:18:21 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 19:43:13 UTC
Views: 3
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