# CVE-2026-44832: Grokability Snipe-IT privilege escalation in Users API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44832-grokability-snipe-it-privilege-escalation-in-users-api  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-26. Updated: 2026-06-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-44832 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-05-26

Snipe-IT, a popular open-source IT asset management system, contains a flaw that allows regular users with basic editing permissions to grant themselves administrative access. By sending a specially crafted request to the system's programming interface (API), an employee or authorized user could take full control of the asset database. This could lead to unauthorized modification of inventory records, exposure of sensitive hardware data, or complete disruption of asset tracking operations.

Technologies: [snipe/snipe-it (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/snipe-snipe-it). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-44832 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44832 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-44832?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 26 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) < 8.4.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44832?** Yes. snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): upgrade to 8.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-44832 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-44832?** Check whether you run snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): upgrade to 8.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require snipe/snipe-it:^8.4.1
  ```


## Technical details

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Snipe-IT's API controller due to improper authorization checks during user updates. While the application correctly strips the 'superuser' key from incoming permission arrays, it fails to filter out the 'admin' key or other permission flags. An attacker with 'users.edit' privileges can send a PATCH request to '/api/v1/users/{id}' containing 'permissions[admin]=1' to grant themselves administrative rights. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) and CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions). The issue is resolved in version 8.4.1.

## Affected products

- Grokability Snipe-IT < 8.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-44832
- GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr

## Timeline

- 2026-05-05: disclosed
- 2026-05-08: advisory
- 2026-05-08: patched: Released in v8.4.1

## References

- [https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani](https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani)
- [https://github.com/lorenzofradeani](https://github.com/lorenzofradeani)
- [https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/gists%7B/gist_id%7D](https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/gists%7B/gist_id%7D)
- [https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/repos](https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/repos)
- [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/188067212?v=4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/188067212?v=4)
- [https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/events%7B/privacy%7D](https://api.github.com/users/lorenzofradeani/events%7B/privacy%7D)

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