CVE-2026-86770 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Authentication Bypass via SAML Username Collation
Attackers can bypass authentication and take over accounts by exploiting case-insensitive username matching in SAML, LDAP, and OAuth logins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86770?
CVE-2026-86770 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 9 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 fails to validate username case sensitivity during SAML authentication, allowing attackers to authenticate as different users by registering IdP accounts with accent or case variants of victim usernames. Attackers can exploit the default utf8mb4_unicode_ci database collation to bypass username matching and achieve account takeover through federated login paths including SAML, LDAP, and OAuth.
Weakness: CWE-178
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snipeitapp Snipe-It.
How do I fix CVE-2026-86770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-86770 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86770 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp3x-c2h8-v6w8, GHSA-w3vv-5wxh-xg4h.