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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr
Aliases CVE-2026-44832
Summary Snipe-IT has Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment ### Impact An authenticated user with only `users.edit` permission can escalate their own privileges to `admin` by sending a PATCH request to `/api/v1/users/{id}` with `permissions[admin]=1`. The API controller only strips the `superuser` key from the permissions array, allowing `admin` and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users. ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569, fix was released in v8.4.1 ### Workarounds None.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr.json
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr
CVE-2026-44832 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44832
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr.json
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

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none

low

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unchanged

changed

high

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low

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low

none
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

network

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none

present

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passive

active

high

low

none

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none

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-27T14:05:22Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44832.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-44832

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]