CVE-2026-86738

HIGHCVSS 8.7/10

Last modified

CVE-2026-86738 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 contain a CSS injection vulnerability in the Custom CSS field due to incomplete sanitization that reverses HTML encoding on greater-than and double-quote characters. Superusers can plant malicious CSS payloads using @import and url() references to exfiltrate CSRF tokens from other superusers via attribute-selector rules, enabling account takeover..

Description

Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 contain a CSS injection vulnerability in the Custom CSS field due to incomplete sanitization that reverses HTML encoding on greater-than and double-quote characters. Superusers can plant malicious CSS payloads using @import and url() references to exfiltrate CSRF tokens from other superusers via attribute-selector rules, enabling account takeover.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
SnipeitappSnipe-It>= 3.0.0, < 8.7.0

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Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-86738?
Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 contain a CSS injection vulnerability in the Custom CSS field due to incomplete sanitization that reverses HTML encoding on greater-than and double-quote characters. Superusers can plant malicious CSS payloads using @import and url() references to exfiltrate CSRF tokens from other superusers via attribute-selector rules, enabling account takeover.
How severe is CVE-2026-86738?
CVE-2026-86738 has a CVSS score of 8.7/10 (HIGH severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-86738?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST