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CVE-2026-86740: Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Attachment Deletion Reports Success While File Remains

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-14
• Weakness: CWE-212

Description

Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 fails to check the return value of Storage::delete() in UploadedFilesController::destroy() and Api\\UploadedFilesController::destroy(), allowing deletion requests to report success while files remain on disk. Administrators performing attachment deletions receive success responses and see files hidden from listings, but the physical files persist on disk and remain accessible to anyone with filesystem or backup access.

Affected products

• grokability snipe-it: before 8.7.0 — fixed in 8.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: grokability snipe-it 8.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-4c4h-cpgf-h4qr
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-before-8.7.0-attachment-deletion-reports-success-while-file-remains

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