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CVE-2026-55476
medium
CVSS 4.3
Vulnerability in snipe/snipe-it (CVE-2026-55476)
Summary
vulnerability in snipe/snipe-it (CVE-2026-55476). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``cancel_by_admin``. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.6.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-55476** has been found in snipe/snipe-it.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``cancel_by_admin`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: upgrade snipe/snipe-it to **8.6.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "snipe/snipe-it CVE-2026-55476" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-55476 (snipe/snipe-it) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: `cancel_by_admin`
Patched: `8.6.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-862) exists in snipe/snipe-it. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``cancel_by_admin`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
snipe/snipe-it — . Attack surface: `cancel_by_admin`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **8.6.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'snipe/snipe-it' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'snipe/snipe-it' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `snipe/snipe-it` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade snipe/snipe-it to 8.6.1ステージング環境で 8.6.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
composer
snipe/snipe-it
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.6.0"}]}]
References
- web https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/3c1b18919afbba12d419a9795929493b0391c91a
- web https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ac2162113d9e25e4c61b61916ce67fb2a1050553
- web https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.0
- web https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-53jc-27pc-x8r8
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55476
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-53jc-27pc-x8r8