CVE-2026-55542: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Snipe-IT is an IT asset and license management system. Versions prior to 8.6.1 have a vulnerability where S3 signature image retrieval does not enforce authorization before generating a temporary signed URL. Authenticated users who know a signature filename can obtain a 5-minute signed S3 URL without proper authorization. This issue is patched in version 8.6.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-55542 describes a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Snipe-IT prior to version 8.6.1. Specifically, in S3-backed deployments, the system returns a signed S3 URL for a signature image before performing the authorization check that is applied in the local-file retrieval branch. This allows authenticated users who know a signature filename to obtain a temporary 5-minute signed URL to access the image without proper authorization. Version 8.6.1 includes a patch that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with knowledge of a signature filename can access a temporary signed URL to retrieve signature images for up to 5 minutes without proper authorization. The impact is limited to unauthorized access to signature images stored on S3. The CVSS 4.0 score is low (1.3), reflecting limited impact and low complexity of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available in Snipe-IT version 8.6.1 that fixes this authorization bypass. Since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation for the cloud-hosted service. Users should upgrade to version 8.6.1 or later to ensure the vulnerability is addressed.
CVE-2026-55542: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in grokability snipe-it
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset and license management system. Versions prior to 8.6.1 have a vulnerability where S3 signature image retrieval does not enforce authorization before generating a temporary signed URL. Authenticated users who know a signature filename can obtain a 5-minute signed S3 URL without proper authorization. This issue is patched in version 8.6.1.
CVSS v4.0
Score 1.3low
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55542 describes a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Snipe-IT prior to version 8.6.1. Specifically, in S3-backed deployments, the system returns a signed S3 URL for a signature image before performing the authorization check that is applied in the local-file retrieval branch. This allows authenticated users who know a signature filename to obtain a temporary 5-minute signed URL to access the image without proper authorization. Version 8.6.1 includes a patch that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with knowledge of a signature filename can access a temporary signed URL to retrieve signature images for up to 5 minutes without proper authorization. The impact is limited to unauthorized access to signature images stored on S3. The CVSS 4.0 score is low (1.3), reflecting limited impact and low complexity of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available in Snipe-IT version 8.6.1 that fixes this authorization bypass. Since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation for the cloud-hosted service. Users should upgrade to version 8.6.1 or later to ensure the vulnerability is addressed.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T23:01:04.074Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a4eb690c9d9e3dbe3b68739
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 20:44:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 20:59:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/09/2026, 00:33:32 UTC
Views: 7
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