CVE-2026-53592
MEDIUMFreeScout vulnerable to prototype pollution in getQueryParam
Title source: cnaDescription
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. A Prototype Pollution condition in the `getQueryParam` function `/public/js/main.js` and was addressed in version 1.8.139 by blocking URL query keys matching the pattern `__proto__`. However, this mitigation is incomplete: it only filters top-level `__proto__` keys and fails to sanitize nested forms such as `b[__proto__][polluted]=PWNED`. As a result, an attacker-controlled URL query string can still write into `Object.prototype` on any page that loads `main.js`. Version 1.8.223 contains a updated fix.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-w5fc-8pp3-f755
Scores
CVSS v3
4.6
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1321
Status
published
Products (1)
freescout-help-desk/freescout
< 1.8.223
Published
Jul 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 21, 2026