CVE-2026-45294

MEDIUM

FreeScout: User Account Enumeration via Password Reset Response Differentiation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to 1.8.219, the password reset endpoint returns visually distinct responses depending on whether the submitted email address belongs to an existing user account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid helpdesk agent email addresses. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.219.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-203 CWE-204
Status published
Products (1)
freescout-help-desk/freescout < 1.8.219
Published May 29, 2026
Tracked Since May 30, 2026