Vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It
CVE-2026-86770
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 fails to validate username case sensitivity during SAML authentication, allowing attackers to authenticate as different users by registering IdP accounts with accent or case variants of victim usernames. Attackers can exploit the default utf8mb4_unicode_ci database collation to bypass username matching and achieve account takeover through federated login paths including SAML, LDAP, and OAuth.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-w3vv-5wxh-xg4h (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-before-8.7.0-authentication-bypass-via-sa… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86770?
- CVE-2026-86770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grokability Snipe-It, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86770?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.