Grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.x PDF Generator writeHTML employee_num server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.x. This vulnerability affects the function writeHTML of the component PDF Generator. This manipulation of the argument employee_num causes server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-86771. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Grokability Snipe-IT up to 8.6.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function writeHTML of the component PDF Generator. The manipulation of the argument employee_num with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 fail to HTML-escape the employee_num field in the acceptance PDF generator, allowing attackers with users.edit permission to inject img tags into TCPDF's writeHTML() function. Attackers can craft a malicious employee_num value containing an img tag with an arbitrary HTTP(S) URL to trigger server-side requests to internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or external targets when a victim signs an asset acceptance.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-86771 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 8.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Snipe-IT 8.7.0

Timelineinfo

09/08/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-86771 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-86771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401767

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 16:19
Changes: 09/09/2026 16:19 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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