Spreadsheet formula execution via unescaped acceptance report
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
CSV formula injection in Grokability Snipe-IT 8.6.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to plant formulas in acceptance reports. ReportsController::postAssetAcceptanceReport manually joins comma-stripped fields without applying EscapeFormula or the escape_formulas setting, so formula-prefixed values remain executable. Exploitation requires edit rights, a pending acceptance, a reports.view user to export the CSV, and that user to open it in a formula-evaluating spreadsheet; consequences include spreadsheet-context data exfiltration and legacy Windows Excel DDE command execution.
Summary
What happened
CSV formula injection in Grokability Snipe-IT 8.6.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to plant formulas in acceptance reports. ReportsController::postAssetAcceptanceReport manually joins comma-stripped fields without applying EscapeFormula or the escape_formulas setting, so formula-prefixed values remain executable. Exploitation requires edit rights, a pending acceptance, a reports.view user to export the CSV, and that user to open it in a formula-evaluating spreadsheet; consequences include spreadsheet-context data exfiltration and legacy Windows Excel DDE command execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-86742
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Grokability, Inc.
- Product
- Snipe-IT
- Classifications
- CWE-1236, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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