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CVE-2026-44831 — snipe-it

MEDIUMFix: grokability/snipe-it@28f493d

CVE-2026-44831 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in snipe/snipe-it. A fix is available for snipe/snipe-it — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Snipe-IT: XSS vulnerability in component notes

Also known asGHSA-r42m-953q-6vjx
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-44831.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs12th percentile — riskier than 12% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.28%0.55%0.83%0.0%0.2%Jun 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘snipe/snipe-it

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Description

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, users with component view access could be impacted by an unescaped notes column, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistsnipe/snipe-itall versions8.4.1composer require snipe/snipe-it:^8.4.1

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
snipe-itsnipeitapp
< 8.4.1
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for snipe/snipe-it, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update snipe/snipe-it to 8.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-44831 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, users with component view access could be impacted by an unescaped notes column, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.
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CVE-2026-44831: snipe-it XSS — Fixed in 8.4.1