{"id":"CVE-2026-55483","title":"Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system","summary":"Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, an authenticated user with users.create permission can submit the admin permission while creating a user because store() in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"snipeitapp","product":"snipe-it","affected":["snipe-it < 8.6.0"],"patched":["snipe-it 8.6.0"],"published":"2026-08-19","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T12:59:07.027","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55483","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/aea3877718158cc2a10c2dde4597b1f439f5f6cb","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.0","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-g98v-wp9g","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf68-g98v-wp9g"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","composer"],"epss":0.0035,"epssPercentile":0.28411,"ecosystem":"composer","ingestedAt":"2026-06-26T16:43:14.581Z","slug":"CVE-2026-55483","body":"## Overview\n\nSnipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, an authenticated user with users.create permission can submit the admin permission while creating a user because store() in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php strips superuser permission but does not strip admin permission. The created account can obtain administrative privileges. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `snipe-it < 8.6.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `snipe-it 8.6.0`\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-55483)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `snipe/snipe-it < 8.6.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `snipe/snipe-it 8.6.0`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf68-g98v-wp9g","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":213619,"id":"CVE-2026-55483","ts":1790773467656,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"8.8"},{"seq":213618,"id":"CVE-2026-55483","ts":1790773467656,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"high"}]}