VDB-377611 · CVE-2026-55479 · GCVE-0-2026-55479

grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.1 Old Checkin Endpoint improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Old Checkin Endpoint. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-55479. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Old Checkin Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin flow authorizes the action with the checkout permission instead of the checkin permission, allowing a user who can assign licenses but not unassign them to directly access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-55479 since 06/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

grokability

Name

Snipe-IT

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: 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 Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Snipe-IT 8.6.2

Timelineinfo

06/17/2026 CVE reserved
07/10/2026 +23 days Advisory disclosed
07/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-55479 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-55479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377611

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2026 22:39
Changes: 07/10/2026 22:39 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103