# CVE-2026-86755: Snipe-IT permission bypass in Passport personal-access-token routes

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-86755-snipe-it-permission-bypass-in-passport-personal-access-token  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-09. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-86755 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-09-09

Snipe-IT is an open-source asset and IT management system that administrators can configure to block users from programmatically accessing the API. A flaw in versions 4.2.0 through 8.6.3 allows any authenticated user to bypass this restriction by creating long-lived API tokens through Laravel Passport's default routes, even when their account has been explicitly denied API access. While the issued token is still subject to per-endpoint permission checks, this defeats the administrative control that prevents scripted or automated API access.

Technologies: [Snipeitapp Snipe-It](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/snipe-it). Vendors: [Snipeitapp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/snipeitapp).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-86755 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86755 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-86755?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 9 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Snipe-IT Snipe-IT 4.2.0 through 8.6.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86755?** A patch was published on 2026-08-24: Fixed in version 8.7.0 with commit 3f74b8c Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-86755 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-86755?** Check whether you run Snipeitapp Snipe-It. 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.

## Technical details

Snipe-IT exposes Laravel Passport's auto-registered personal-access-token routes (GET, POST, DELETE /oauth/personal-access-tokens*) with only 'web' and 'auth:web' middleware, missing the 'can:self.api' permission gate that Snipe-IT enforces on its own API token endpoints (/account/api and /api/v1/account/personal-access-tokens). An authenticated user with a valid web session and CSRF token can send a POST request to /oauth/personal-access-tokens to generate a bearer token, bypassing the self.api permission check. Attack requires network access, a valid authenticated session, and a CSRF token; no privilege escalation occurs since the issued token is bound by existing per-endpoint authorization policies. The vulnerability was fixed in version 8.7.0 (commit 3f74b8c) by registering overriding routes wrapped in the can:self.api middleware, which takes precedence during route resolution before the Passport service provider routes are loaded.

## Affected products

- Snipe-IT Snipe-IT 4.2.0 through 8.6.3

## Timeline

- 2026-08-24: disclosed: GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-76pf-qf59-ff3q published
- 2026-09-09: advisory: CVE-2026-86755 published
- 2026-08-24: patched: Fixed in version 8.7.0 with commit 3f74b8c

## References

- [https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-76pf-qf59-ff3q](https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-76pf-qf59-ff3q)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-4.2.0-through-8.6.3-permission-bypass-via-oauth](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snipe-it-4.2.0-through-8.6.3-permission-bypass-via-oauth)

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