---
id: CVE-2026-44832
title: Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system
summary: >-
  Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, aAn
  authenticated user with only users.edit permission can escalate their own
  privileges to admin by sending a PATCH request to /api/v1/users/{id} with
  permissions[admin]…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-281
  - CWE-863
vendor: snipeitapp
product: snipe-it
affected:
  - snipe-it < 8.4.1
patched:
  - snipe-it 8.4.1
published: '2026-05-26'
updated: '2026-07-02'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44832'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00315
epssPercentile: 0.24614
ingestedAt: '2026-07-02T15:38:24.971Z'
---

## Overview

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, aAn authenticated user with only users.edit permission can escalate their own privileges to admin by sending a PATCH request to /api/v1/users/{id} with permissions[admin]=1. The API controller only strips the superuser key from the permissions array, allowing admin and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

## Affected

- `snipe-it < 8.4.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `snipe-it 8.4.1`