CVE-2026-48810
MEDIUMFreeScout: Thread Edit Authorization Bypass via Missing Mailbox Check
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-3w38-h42v-3h6w
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
5.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-285
Status
published
Products (1)
freescout-help-desk/freescout
< 1.8.221
Published
May 29, 2026
Tracked Since
May 30, 2026