Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via Missing admin Permission Check in User Creation (CVE-2026-55483) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium severityCVE-2026-55483GHSA-HF68-G98V-WP9G

Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via Missing admin Permission Check in User Creation

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-55483 records a Medium severity vulnerability in Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via Missing admin Permission Check in User Creation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps snipe/snipe-it (composer), grokability/snipe-it (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 19, 2026Updated Aug 19, 2026Source checked Aug 19, 2026First seen by HOL Jun 23, 2026Material review Aug 19, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps snipe/snipe-it (composer), grokability/snipe-it (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
snipe/snipe-itcomposer	<8.6.0	8.6.0
grokability/snipe-itgeneric	< 8.6.0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for snipe/snipe-it, grokability/snipe-it.
Review the reported fix. Update snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Jun 23, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, an authenticated user with users.create permission can submit the admin permission while creating a user because store() in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php strips superuser permission but does not strip admin permission. The created account can obtain administrative privileges. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.

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