CVE-2026-55469: Snipe-IT has a path traversal vulnerability via CSV import `image` field

August 28, 2026

An authenticated user holding the import and assets.update permissions can delete arbitrary files on the server filesystem by injecting a path traversal string into an asset’s image field via CSV import, then triggering the image deletion feature.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-xr9m-gphc-9p63
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/abc4363e8393b29a5566b8c50144426af72bbc97
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-xr9m-gphc-9p63
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55469

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