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Medium · 5.8 CVE-2026-40567 EUVD-2026-24168

FreeScout has HTML Injection in Outgoing Emails via Unsanitized Customer Name in Signature Variables

Published Apr 21, 2026 · Updated Apr 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary HTML into outgoing emails generated by FreeScout by sending an email with a crafted From display name. The name is stored in the database without sanitization and rendered unescaped into outgoing reply emails via the `{%customer.fullName%}` signature variable. This allows embedding phishing links, tracking pixels, and spoofed content inside legitimate support emails sent from the organization's address. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.213 —

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