CVE-2026-48810 PUBLISHED

FreeScout: Thread Edit Authorization Bypass via Missing Mailbox Check

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 22.05.2026 Published: 29.05.2026 Updated: 29.05.2026

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to 1.8.221, while investigating the ThreadPolicy::delete issue reported previously, the same missing mailbox membership check was found in the sibling ThreadPolicy::edit method. A user with the PERM_EDIT_CONVERSATIONS permission who created a message or internal note in Mailbox A can rewrite that thread's body after an administrator removes them from Mailbox A, because the policy checks only authorship and a global permission flag — not current mailbox membership. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.221.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor freescout-help-desk
Product freescout
Versions
  • Version < 1.8.221 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization CWE