CVE-2026-55478
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, POST /api/v1/kits/{kit_id}/licenses checks whether the caller can edit kits but does not authorize access to the referenced license object, allowing a low-privilege user with predefined-kit permissions to bind a license they should not be able to access or manage into a kit. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-10 19:17:25.580000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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"lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
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