CVE-2025-48481

freescout vulnerability - freescout

Critical CVSS Score: 9.8 Published: 2025-05-30

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an attacker with an unactivated email invitation containing invite_hash, can exploit this vulnerability to self-activate their account, despite it being blocked or deleted, by leveraging the invitation link from the email to gain initial access to the account. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

Affected Systems

Vendor freescout
Product freescout
Affected Versions before 1.8.180
CWE ID CWE-841

Mitigation

Apply the latest security patches from the vendor, restrict network exposure where applicable, and monitor for exploitation attempts.

Fix Instructions

Refer to the vendor advisory and apply the latest security updates. See references for detailed patching instructions.

References

Risk Assessment

CVSS: 9.8/10

Exploit Available Unknown
Patch Available Yes

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