Summary
Snipe-IT's selectlist visibility is too permissive
What an attacker can do with a valid login and zero permissions:
- Enumerate all active user accounts by paginating through the endpoint
- Harvest usernames for credential stuffing or password spray attacks
- Collect employee numbers and full names for social engineering
- Perform indirect email enumeration via the search parameter
- Map user IDs for use in further enumeration against other endpoints
This vulnerability is exploitable only by users who have a working login to the Snipe-IT system.
Impact
The GET /api/v1/{object}/selectlist API endpoint is missing an authorization check. Any user who can log into Snipe-IT - regardless of permissions - can retrieve a paginated list of all user accounts using only their web session cookie. No API token or elevated permissions are required. This exposes usernames, display names, employee numbers, and user IDs for every active account in the system if FMCS is not enabled, and within the company they belong to if FMCS is enabled.
The application does not perform an authorization check before performing a sensitive operation. Typical impact: unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data.
Affected versions
Security releases
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-48492? CVE-2026-48492 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in snipe/snipe-it (composer), affecting versions < 8.5.1. It is fixed in 8.5.1. The application does not perform an authorization check before performing a sensitive operation.
- Which versions of snipe/snipe-it are affected by CVE-2026-48492? snipe/snipe-it (composer) versions < 8.5.1 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48492? Yes. CVE-2026-48492 is fixed in 8.5.1. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-48492 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-48492 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-48492 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-48492? Upgrade
snipe/snipe-itto 8.5.1 or later.