Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026

CVE-2026-41193

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, FreeScout's module installation feature extracts ZIP archives without validating file paths, allowing an authenticated admin to write files arbitrarily on the server filesystem via a specially crafted ZIP. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.

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Affected products

Freescout/Freescoutreferences2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.215

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/14f17a5cd22d217103a72b431b47b1f06996227bnvd
github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.215nvd
github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9wnvd

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