CVE-2026-40591
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Summary
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.214, the phone-conversation creation flow accepts attacker-controlled customer_id, name, to_email, and phone values and resolves the target customer in the backend without enforcing mailbox-scoped customer visibility. As a result, a low-privileged agent who can create a phone conversation in Mailbox A can bind the new Mailbox A phone conversation to a hidden customer from Mailbox B and add a new alias email to that hidden customer record by supplying to_email. Version 1.8.214 fixes the vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| freescout-help-desk | freescout | < 1.8.214 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-639: CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-9ff4-mmhv-x6jp
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/83eea1ca47d97c6cdc90c501734bc2579b014a34
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.214
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