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

> A user with edit permissions can bypass authorization checks to reset a superadmin's two-factor authentication, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x4j-8954-5hxm

## 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 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50550?

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 | 8.5.0 |
| `snipe/snipe-it` | Packagist | All versions | 8.5.0 |

Products: Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-50550?

Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.5.0 or later.

## 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](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-2026-50550 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.5.0
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.5.0

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-2026-50550/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50550/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50550
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50550
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50550

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50550/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.