CVE-2026-86760: snipe-it 8.2.0 before 8.7.0 Authentication Bypass via activated flag

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-16
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Snipe-IT versions 8.2.0 through 8.6.x (fixed in 8.7.0) contain an incorrect authorization flaw in app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController::update(). The single-user edit route assigned the activated field from the request payload before evaluating the canEditAuthFields authorization gate, so an authenticated non-admin user holding the users.edit permission in the target's company scope can submit a full valid PUT request to /users/{id} and toggle the activated flag on any user, including admin and superuser accounts. Deactivating an admin locks that account out of the application until another admin or superuser re-enables it. Only the activated field is affected; username, email, password and permissions remain protected by the gate, no data is disclosed, and the API (Api\UsersController::update) and bulk-edit paths are not affected.

Affected products

grokability snipe-it: from 8.2.0 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

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