CVE-2026-55479: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin flow authorizes the action with the checkout permission instead of the checkin permission, allowing a user who can assign licenses but not unassign them to directly access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-55479 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in the grokability Snipe-IT IT asset/license management system. Before version 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin endpoint authorizes the action with the checkout permission rather than the intended checkin permission. This misconfiguration permits a user with license assignment rights but without unassignment rights to access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim license seats assigned to others. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.6.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited permissions (able to assign licenses but not unassign) can exploit this flaw to reclaim license seats assigned to other users or assets. This could lead to unauthorized license reallocation, potentially disrupting license management and asset tracking within affected organizations. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.6.2 or later, where this authorization issue has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor stating the fix is included in version 8.6.2. No additional mitigations are indicated.
CVE-2026-55479: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin flow authorizes the action with the checkout permission instead of the checkin permission, allowing a user who can assign licenses but not unassign them to directly access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55479 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in the grokability Snipe-IT IT asset/license management system. Before version 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin endpoint authorizes the action with the checkout permission rather than the intended checkin permission. This misconfiguration permits a user with license assignment rights but without unassignment rights to access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim license seats assigned to others. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.6.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited permissions (able to assign licenses but not unassign) can exploit this flaw to reclaim license seats assigned to other users or assets. This could lead to unauthorized license reallocation, potentially disrupting license management and asset tracking within affected organizations. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.6.2 or later, where this authorization issue has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor stating the fix is included in version 8.6.2. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T22:28:27.061Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a51500b68715ace431e0c54
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 20:03:23 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 20:17:55 UTC
Last updated: 08/24/2026, 10:52:10 UTC
Views: 87
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