grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.5.x Account Request /account/request cancel_by_admin improper authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.5.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /account/request of the component Account Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument cancel_by_admin results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-55476. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.5.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file /account/request of the component Account Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument cancel_by_admin with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, POST /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} accepts cancel_by_admin as a URL path segment without sufficient authorization, allowing an authenticated user to supply a victim user ID and silently cancel that user’s pending asset requests. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-55476 since 06/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.
Upgrading to version 8.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Snipe-IT 8.6.0
Timeline
06/17/2026 CVE reserved07/10/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/10/2026 VulDB entry created
07/10/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-55476 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-55476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377592
Entry
Created: 07/10/2026 21:12Changes: 07/10/2026 21:12 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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