CVE-2026-55516 Snipe-IT: Cross-company asset maintenance re-parenting via API update

High 7.7 Published 10 Jul 2026 Updated 14 Jul 2026

An authorized user can move maintenance records to assets outside their company scope via API, bypassing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2026-55516?

CVE-2026-55516 is a high-severity missing authorization 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 8.6.2, PATCH or PUT /api/v1/maintenances/{maintenance_id} checks access to the current maintenance record and asset but then fills attacker-controlled fields including asset_id without re-authorizing the newly supplied asset, allowing an authorized user to move a maintenance record onto an asset outside their company scope. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55516?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`snipe/snipe-it` Packagist	All versions	`8.6.2`
`snipe/snipe-it` Packagist	All versions	`8.6.2`

Products include Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

How do I fix CVE-2026-55516?

Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.2 or later.

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

Is CVE-2026-55516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-575r-357h-fhch.