# CVE-2026-86748: Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Database Wipe via Invalid Backup Archive

> Superusers can cause permanent database loss by uploading invalid backup archives due to premature deletion before validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4872-6frw-cgwv, GHSA-4cr5-3hw8-8w5f

## What is CVE-2026-86748?

CVE-2026-86748 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 wipe the database before validating the uploaded backup archive in the restore endpoint. Superusers uploading corrupted or invalid zip files trigger permanent data loss with no recovery path or rollback mechanism.

Weakness: CWE-460 (Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86748?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-86748?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-86748 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86748 exists.

## 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-2026-86748 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-86748 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86748 exists.

Affected product: Snipeitapp Snipe-It. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2026-86748/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86748/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86748
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86748
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86748

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86748/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.