CVE-2026-41191— FreeScout's signature only mailbox permission allows unauthorized mailbox chat setting changes
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-41191
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
FreeScout's signature only mailbox permission allows unauthorized mailbox chat setting changes
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, `MailboxesController::updateSave()` persists `chat_start_new` outside the allowed-field filter. A user with only the mailbox `sig` permission sees only the signature field in the UI, but can still change the hidden mailbox-wide chat setting via direct POST. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
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 1.8.215之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于MailboxesController::updateSave在允许字段过滤器外持久化chat_start_new，可能导致仅具有邮箱sig权限的用户仍能通过直接POST更改隐藏的邮箱范围聊天设置。
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 | < 1.8.215 | - |
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- Release 1.8.215 · freescout-help-desk/freescout · GitHubx_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41191
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-2026-40591 | 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-2026-40565 | 6.1 MEDIUM | FreeScout has Stored XSS / CSS Injection via linkify() — Unescaped URL in Anchor href |
| 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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