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CVE-2026-48810— FreeScout: Thread Edit Authorization Bypass via Missing Mailbox Check

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Affected
freescout-help-desk freescout
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

FreeScout是FreeScout公司的一个使用 PHP（Laravel 框架）构建的超轻量级且功能强大的免费开源帮助台和共享收件箱。 FreeScout 1.8.221之前版本存在授权问题漏洞，该漏洞源于ThreadPolicy::edit方法缺少邮箱成员资格检查，具有PERM_EDIT_CONVERSATIONS权限的用户在Mailbox A中创建消息或内部笔记后，即使管理员将其从Mailbox A中移除，仍可重写该线程的正文，因为策略仅检查作者身份和全局权限标志而非当前邮箱成员资格。

CVSS 4.3 · Medium EPSS 0.15% · P5

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.221 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-48810

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
FreeScout: Thread Edit Authorization Bypass via Missing Mailbox Check
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
FreeScout 授权问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
FreeScout是FreeScout公司的一个使用 PHP（Laravel 框架）构建的超轻量级且功能强大的免费开源帮助台和共享收件箱。 FreeScout 1.8.221之前版本存在授权问题漏洞，该漏洞源于ThreadPolicy::edit方法缺少邮箱成员资格检查，具有PERM_EDIT_CONVERSATIONS权限的用户在Mailbox A中创建消息或内部笔记后，即使管理员将其从Mailbox A中移除，仍可重写该线程的正文，因为策略仅检查作者身份和全局权限标志而非当前邮箱成员资格。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.221 -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48810 (1)

Same Patch Batch · freescout-help-desk · 2026-05-29 · 4 CVEs total

CVE-2026-47123 7.5 HIGH FreeScout: Agent Impersonation via Missing HMAC Verification on Notification Reply Message
CVE-2026-45294 5.3 MEDIUM FreeScout: User Account Enumeration via Password Reset Response Differentiation
CVE-2026-48811 4.3 MEDIUM FreeScout: Thread Deletion Bypasses Mailbox Access Revocation

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: freescout
Same vendor: freescout-help-desk
Same weakness: CWE-285

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