What is CVE-2026-38533?

CVE-2026-38533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-it, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-38533?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Snipeitapp Snipe-it

CVE-2026-38533

An improper authorization vulnerability in the /api/v1/users/{id} endpoint of Snipe-IT v8.4.0 allows authenticated attackers with the users.edit permission to modify sensitive authentication and account-state fields of other non-admin user…

EPSS: 0.001 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Snipeitapp Snipe-it — versions 8.4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-38533?: CVE-2026-38533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-it, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-38533?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.