Auth bypass in Grokability Snipe-It
CVE-2026-86760
Snipe-IT versions 8.2.0 through 8.6.x (fixed in 8.7.0) contain an incorrect authorization flaw in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController::update(). The single-user edit route assigned the activated field from the request payload before evaluating the canEditAuthFields authorization gate, so an authenticated non-admin user holding the users.edit permission in the target's company scope can submit a full valid PUT request to /users/{id} and toggle the activated flag on any user, including admin and superuser accounts. Deactivating an admin locks that account out of the application until another admin or superuser re-enables it. Only the activated field is affected; username, email, password and permissions remain protected by the gate, no data is disclosed, and the API (Api\UsersController::update) and bulk-edit paths are not affected.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-xq9q-777w-q9h7 (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/02f62c8dce7bee118a07882823cd1ad098360a17 (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-8.2.0-before-8.7.0-authentication-bypass-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86760?
- CVE-2026-86760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86760?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.