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Snipe-IT: Unauthorized Asset Request Cancellation via Unguarded cancel_by_admin Parameter

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-55476
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 08:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Snipe-IT: Unauthorized Asset Request Cancellation via Unguarded cancel_by_admin Parameter

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Jul 2026, 18:35 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-55476
Complete source record
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