CVE-2026-41903
MEDIUMFreeScout PERM_EDIT_USERS - Notification Subscription IDOR
Title source: manualDescription
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.217, a user holding the PERM_EDIT_USERS permission (intended for general user-profile editing) can read and modify the notification subscriptions of any other user, including admins, by sending a single POST request. This is a sibling of CVE-2025-48472's notification authorization bypass — the prior fix did not cover this code path. A non-admin attacker can silently disable an admin's email/browser/mobile notifications, suppressing security alerts and conversation-assignment notices. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.217.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-f489-qxv6-gvgg
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.217
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
freescout-help-desk/freescout
< 1.8.217
Published
May 07, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026