CVE-2026-49976 Snipe-IT: User Account Escalation via CSV Import

What is CVE-2026-49976?

CVE-2026-49976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.1, a user with the import permission can use CSV update mode to overwrite the email address of a non-admin user and then request a password reset to take over that account. app/Importer/UserImporter.php applies the canEditAuthFields gate by unsetting username, email, password, and activated on the model, but app/Importer/ItemImporter.php sanitizeItemForUpdating() rebuilds the update array from the raw CSV row in $this->item, restoring the unauthorized values. The app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php import path checks import permission but does not require users.edit. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.1.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49976?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including snipe/snipe-it. It affects 1 product.

Products include Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

How do I fix CVE-2026-49976?

Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-49976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Snipeitapp Snipe-It

• CVE-2025-63601 File upload in n/a Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-37709 Snipe-IT has insecure permissions in file uploads Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-86738 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 CSS Injection via Custom CSS Critical 9.3
• CVE-2026-116199 Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Google SSO Callback Critical 9.2
• CVE-2022-1380 Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Item name parameter in snipe/snipe-it Critical 9.1

All Snipeitapp Snipe-It vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v.