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CVE-2026-55479

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Description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, the legacy single-seat license checkin flow authorizes the action with the checkout permission instead of the checkin permission, allowing a user who can assign licenses but not unassign them to directly access the old checkin endpoint and reclaim a license seat assigned to another user or asset. 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 20:16:47.463000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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  "published": "2026-07-10T20:16:47.463",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
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    },
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      "value": "Snipe-IT es un sistema de gestión de activos de TI y licencias. Antes de la versión 8.6.2, el flujo de registro de entrada (check-in) de licencias de asiento único heredado autoriza la acción con el permiso de registro de salida (checkout) en lugar del permiso de registro de entrada (checkin), permitiendo a un usuario que puede asignar licencias pero no desasignarlas acceder directamente al antiguo punto final (endpoint) de registro de entrada y reclamar un asiento de licencia asignado a otro usuario o activo. Este problema está solucionado en la versión 8.6.2."
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