# CVE-2026-62368: Snipe-IT stored XSS in custom field names

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-62368-snipe-it-stored-xss-in-custom-field-names  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-24. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-62368 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-09-24

Snipe-IT is an open-source asset management system used to track IT hardware and inventory. A user with custom field creation privileges can inject malicious code into a field name, which executes in the browser when any user (including administrators) views the asset list. This allows a lower-privileged attacker to run code in an admin's session and grant themselves full administrator access.

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-2026-62368 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-62368 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-62368?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 24 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) < 8.7.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.7.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-62368?** Yes. snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): upgrade to 8.7.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-62368 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-62368?** 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 8.7.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require snipe/snipe-it:^8.7.0
  ```


## Technical details

The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the asset list column headers. A user with the "customfields.create" permission can create a custom field with an HTML/JavaScript payload in its name (e.g., `<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>`). When the asset list page (/hardware) is rendered, the field name is passed to the bootstrap-table JavaScript plugin via the data-columns attribute without proper escaping. The bootstrap-table plugin renders the header title unescaped because its global escape option defaults to false. The vulnerability requires the attacker to have "customfields.create" permission (which can be granted to non-superusers) and the target to associate the custom field with an asset model. No user interaction is required—the payload executes automatically on page load. The patch was released in commit 58754e4.

## Affected products

- Grokability Snipe-IT before commit 58754e4e3b86b58a0c4523012ef04a2ae990d2c8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-62368
- GHSA-p9h3-gvpq-5539

## Timeline

- 2026-09-24: disclosed
- 2026-09-24: patched: commit 58754e4e3b86b58a0c4523012ef04a2ae990d2c8

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