Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2026· Updated Jul 13, 2026
Snipe-IT: Unauthorized Asset Request Cancellation via Unguarded cancel_by_admin Parameter
CVE-2026-55476
Description
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, POST /account/request/{itemType}/{itemId}/{cancel_by_admin?}/{requestingUser?} accepts cancel_by_admin as a URL path segment without sufficient authorization, allowing an authenticated user to supply a victim user ID and silently cancel that user’s pending asset requests. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.
Affected products
2- Range: <8.6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/3c1b18919afbba12d419a9795929493b0391c91amitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ac2162113d9e25e4c61b61916ce67fb2a1050553mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.0mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-53jc-27pc-x8r8mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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