What is CVE-2026-50550?

CVE-2026-50550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-50550?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Grokability Snipe-It

CVE-2026-50550

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.5.0, a user who can edit other users can reset a superadmin's two-factor authentication through app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php postTwoFactorReset(). The endpoint authorizes update access but does not enforce canEditAuthFields before clearing two_factor_secret and two_factor_enrolled. This issue is fixed in version 8.5.0.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-08-19 · last modified 2026-09-30.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Grokability Snipe-It — versions < 8.5.0
Snipeitapp Snipe-It

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-6x4j-8954-5hxm (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/046ef82c6501be14df597f0bf5d0de2566c7d6bc (Patch)
github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.5.0 (Patch, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50550?: CVE-2026-50550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-50550?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.