CVE-2026-55482: CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in grokability snipe-it
Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.4.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows non-superadmin users to move assets across company boundaries by submitting a company_id directly, bypassing multi-tenant isolation controls. This issue is resolved in version 8.4.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-55482 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Snipe-IT, an IT asset/license management system by grokability. The flaw exists in the BulkAssetsController.php update() method, where a non-superadmin user can submit a company_id parameter directly without validation through Company::getIdForCurrentUser(). This allows unauthorized asset movement across company boundaries, breaking multi-tenant isolation. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.4.1.
Potential Impact
An attacker with non-superadmin privileges can bypass authorization controls to move assets between companies, violating multi-tenant isolation. This can lead to unauthorized access or modification of assets belonging to other companies, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of asset data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.4.1 or later, where this authorization bypass vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigation is required once the official fix is applied.
CVE-2026-55482: CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in grokability snipe-it
Description
Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.4.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows non-superadmin users to move assets across company boundaries by submitting a company_id directly, bypassing multi-tenant isolation controls. This issue is resolved in version 8.4.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
grokability
snipe-it
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55482 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Snipe-IT, an IT asset/license management system by grokability. The flaw exists in the BulkAssetsController.php update() method, where a non-superadmin user can submit a company_id parameter directly without validation through Company::getIdForCurrentUser(). This allows unauthorized asset movement across company boundaries, breaking multi-tenant isolation. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.4.1.
Potential Impact
An attacker with non-superadmin privileges can bypass authorization controls to move assets between companies, violating multi-tenant isolation. This can lead to unauthorized access or modification of assets belonging to other companies, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of asset data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.4.1 or later, where this authorization bypass vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigation is required once the official fix is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T22:28:27.061Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a85f489acd9273b4972427c
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 18:23:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 07:50:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 08:22:01 UTC
Views: 71
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