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CVE-2026-86770VulnerabilityPublished 09/09/2026Updated 09/14/2026

CVE-2026-86770: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in grokability snipe-it

Affects grokability snipe-itSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High · fixed in 8.7.0 : patch grokability snipe-it soon.

Data as of 10/25/2026, 04:40:14 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV, no exploitation reported

EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.7.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
grokabilitysnipe-itAffected
  • >=8.6.3 <8.7.0
Fixed in
  • 8.7.0
GitHubgrokability/snipe-itpkg:github/grokability/snipe-itOther threatsAffected
  • <8.7.0
  • =8.6.3
Fixed in
  • 8.7.0

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Snipe-IT version 8.7.0. Users should upgrade to version 8.7.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided in the vendor advisory.

Description

Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 fails to validate username case sensitivity during SAML authentication, allowing attackers to authenticate as different users by registering IdP accounts with accent or case variants of victim usernames. Attackers can exploit the default utf8mb4_unicode_ci database collation to bypass username matching and achieve account takeover through federated login paths including SAML, LDAP, and OAuth.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows attackers to authenticate as different users by exploiting case and accent variations in usernames, leading to account takeover. This compromises user accounts and potentially sensitive data accessible through those accounts.

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