CVE-2026-50550 Snipe-IT: 2FA reset privilege bypass

What is CVE-2026-50550?

CVE-2026-50550 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 19 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.5.0, a user who can edit other users can reset a superadmin's two-factor authentication through app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php postTwoFactorReset(). The endpoint authorizes update access but does not enforce canEditAuthFields before clearing two_factor_secret and two_factor_enrolled. This issue is fixed in version 8.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50550?

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-2026-50550?

Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.5.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-50550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50550 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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6x4j-8954-5hxm.