CVE-2026-55474 Snipe-IT: Directory traversal in displaySig

What is CVE-2026-55474?

CVE-2026-55474 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 10 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.5.0, ActionlogController::displaySig concatenates the route filename parameter into a private upload-directory path without sanitization, allowing an authenticated attacker to traverse outside the intended directory and read arbitrary files accessible to the web server process. This issue is fixed in version 8.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55474?

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-2026-55474?

Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.5.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-55474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55474 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-c6f4-wj38-m3g3.