CVE-2026-53596

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the FreeScout helpdesk application does not enforce rate limiting on the file upload endpoint. Any user can flood the server with upload requests, leading to database overload and potential denial of service for all users. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.
Configurations

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History

21 Jul 2026, 17:17

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References () https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-ph4f-2jhx-q76w - () https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-ph4f-2jhx-q76w -

20 Jul 2026, 21:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-20 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-21 19:25


NVD link : CVE-2026-53596

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53596

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53596


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling