CVE-2026-45294

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855

Configurations

No configuration.

History

22 Jul 2026, 06:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) FreeScout es un help desk gratuito y una bandeja de entrada compartida construido con el framework Laravel de PHP. Antes de la 1.8.219, el endpoint de restablecimiento de contraseña devuelve respuestas visualmente distintas dependiendo de si la dirección de correo electrónico enviada pertenece a una cuenta de usuario existente, permitiendo a atacantes no autenticados enumerar direcciones de correo electrónico válidas de agentes de helpdesk. Esta vulnerabilidad está corregida en la 1.8.219.

02 Jun 2026, 03:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855 -~~	() https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855 -

29 May 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-29 20:16

Updated : 2026-07-22 06:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-45294

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45294

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45294

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-203

Observable Discrepancy

CWE-204

Observable Response Discrepancy

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