# CVE-2026-49976: Snipe-IT: User Account Escalation via CSV Import

- Also known as: GHSA-P68W-RGMG-3C2V
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.6.1, 8.6.0
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- grokability snipe-it: fixed in 8.6.1
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): fixed in 8.6.0

## Description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.1, a user with the import permission can use CSV update mode to overwrite the email address of a non-admin user and then request a password reset to take over that account. app/Importer/UserImporter.php applies the canEditAuthFields gate by unsetting username, email, password, and activated on the model, but app/Importer/ItemImporter.php sanitizeItemForUpdating() rebuilds the update array from the raw CSV row in $this->item, restoring the unauthorized values. The app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php import path checks import permission but does not require users.edit. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on grokability snipe-it, snipe/snipe-it, upgrade to a fixed version (8.6.1, 8.6.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19072
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/dd4117bd5be59766c22767717ec403dfdece1e19
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.1

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