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.
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-53jc-27pc-x8r8
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.0
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ac2162113d9e25e4c61b61916ce67fb2a1050553
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/3c1b18919afbba12d419a9795929493b0391c91a
Published: 2026-07-10
Updated: 2026-07-10
Base Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.002