CVE-2026-40565— FreeScout has Stored XSS / CSS Injection via linkify() — Unescaped URL in Anchor href
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-40565
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
FreeScout has Stored XSS / CSS Injection via linkify() — Unescaped URL in Anchor href
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, FreeScout's linkify() function in app/Misc/Helper.php converts plain-text URLs in email bodies into HTML anchor tags without escaping double-quote characters (") in the URL. HTMLPurifier (called first via getCleanBody()) preserves literal " characters in text nodes. linkify() then wraps URLs including those " chars inside an unescaped href="..." attribute, breaking out of the href and injecting arbitrary HTML attributes. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
在Web页面生成时对输入的转义处理不恰当(跨站脚本)
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
FreeScout 安全漏洞
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 1.8.213之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于app/Misc/Helper.php中的linkify函数在转换纯文本URL时未转义双引号字符，可能导致注入任意HTML属性。
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 | < 1.8.213 | - |
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- Release 1.8.213 · freescout-help-desk/freescout · GitHubx_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40565
Same Patch Batch · freescout-help-desk · 2026-04-21 · 20 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-41193 | 9.1 CRITICAL | FreeScout has Zip Slip path traversal in module installation that allows arbitrary file wr |
| CVE-2026-40569 | 9.0 CRITICAL | FreeScout's Mass Assignment in Mailbox Connection Settings Enables Silent Email Exfiltrati |
| CVE-2026-40568 | 8.5 HIGH | FreeScout Vulnerable to XSS via Mailbox Signature Due to Incomplete HTML Sanitization |
| CVE-2026-40497 | 8.1 HIGH | FreeScout Vulnerable to CSS Injection via Stored Style Tag in Mailbox Signature (CSRF Toke |
| CVE-2026-40589 | 7.6 HIGH | FreeScout has Customer Edit Cross-Mailbox Email Takeover |
| CVE-2026-41190 | 7.1 HIGH | FreeScout has assigned-only visibility bypass via save_draft that allows hidden conversati |
| CVE-2026-41189 | 7.1 HIGH | FreeScout has assigned-only visibility bypass that allows editing hidden customer-authored |
| CVE-2026-41191 | 7.1 HIGH | FreeScout's signature only mailbox permission allows unauthorized mailbox chat setting cha |
| CVE-2026-40591 | 7.1 HIGH | FreeScout: Improper Authorization in Phone Conversation Creation Enables Cross-Mailbox Hid |
| CVE-2026-41192 | 7.1 HIGH | FreeScout's client-controlled attachment IDs allow deletion of existing conversation attac |
| CVE-2026-40592 | 5.9 MEDIUM | FreeScout's cross-user undo reply allows mailbox peers to recall another agent's outbound |
| CVE-2026-40567 | 5.8 MEDIUM | FreeScout has HTML Injection in Outgoing Emails via Unsanitized Customer Name in Signature |
| CVE-2026-41194 | 5.4 MEDIUM | FreeScout's Mailbox OAuth disconnect uses a state-changing GET and is CSRFable |
| CVE-2026-41183 | 4.3 MEDIUM | FreeScout allows non-folder conversation queries to disclose assigned-only hidden conversa |
| CVE-2026-40590 | 4.3 MEDIUM | FreeScout's Customer AJAX Create Modifies Hidden Existing Customer |
| CVE-2026-40566 | 4.1 MEDIUM | FreeScout vulnerable to SSRF via IMAP/SMTP Connection Test Endpoints |
| CVE-2026-40570 | FreeScout's Missing Authorization in load_customer_info Allows Any Authenticated User to A | |
| CVE-2026-40498 | FreeScout has Authentication Bypass and Information Disclosure in SystemController via /sy | |
| CVE-2026-40496 | FreeScout has Predictable Attachment Token that Allows Unauthenticated Private File Downlo |
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