CVE-2026-86742
MEDIUMDescription
Snipe-IT through 8.6.3 does not neutralize formula elements in the "unaccepted assets" acceptance report CSV export. ReportsController::postAssetAcceptanceReport builds the CSV by hand (stripping commas and joining rows manually) and, unlike the six sibling exports in the same controller, never applies League\Csv\EscapeFormula or honors the config('app.escape_formulas') setting. An authenticated low-privilege user with ordinary create/edit rights on any record whose free-text fields appear in the report (asset name/tag, company name, category, model, or assignee display name) can set such a field to a value beginning with =, +, -, @, tab, or CR. When a user with reports.view privileges requests the export (POST /reports/unaccepted_assets) for a pending checkout acceptance referencing the poisoned record and opens the resulting CSV in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets, the injected content is evaluated as a formula in the downloader's spreadsheet context, enabling data exfiltration (e.g., HYPERLINK/WEBSERVICE) or, on legacy Windows Excel configurations, DDE command execution. Fixed in 8.7.0.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-1236 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-33256 | High | 8.8 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-11652 | Critical | 9.8 | 24% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36962 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-12765 | Critical | 9.8 | 10% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-14749 | High | 8.8 | 9.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-9372 | High | 7.8 | 8.6% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-86742?
Upgrade snipe-it to 8.7.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-86742 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-86742 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.28% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-86742?
CVE-2026-86742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-86742 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for snipe-it (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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