Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-48493
|
| Summary | Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment ### Impact A user with only users.edit AND api permissions can send a PATCH to /api/v1/users/{their_own_id} and grant themselves any permission except admin and superuser — for example `assets.view`, `assets.create`, `reports.view`, import, etc. ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024 |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 5.0 |
| Risk | 2.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 5.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5.json |
| generic_textual | MODERATE |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-25T13:00:57Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/48xxx/CVE-2026-48493.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-48493
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]