CVE-2026-48493: Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment

June 23, 2026

A user with only users.edit AND api permissions can send a PATCH to /api/v1/users/{their_own_id} and grant themselves any permission except admin and superuser — for example assets.view, assets.create, reports.view, import, etc.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48493

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