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

> A user with import permissions can escalate privileges by overwriting another user's email via CSV import to take over their account.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v

## 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 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49976?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `snipe/snipe-it` | Packagist | All versions | 8.6.0 |
| `snipe/snipe-it` | Packagist | All versions | 8.6.0 |

Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63601/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-37709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37709/): Snipe-IT has insecure permissions in file uploads (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-86738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86738/): Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 CSS Injection via Custom CSS (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-116199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116199/): Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Google SSO Callback (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2022-1380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1380/): Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Item name parameter in snipe/snipe-it (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-49976 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.6.0
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.6.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49976/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49976/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49976
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49976
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49976

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49976/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.