XSS in Grokability Snipe-It

CVE-2026-55464

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, CommonMark escapes raw HTML but does not sanitize javascript: URIs in Markdown hyperlinks, allowing a user with assets.edit permission to place a malicious link in a markdown-textarea custom field that executes arbitrary JavaScript when another user opens the asset detail page and clicks the link. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55464?
CVE-2026-55464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-55464?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.