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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-48812 EUVD-2026-46044

FreeScout Allows Unauthenticated Access to Legacy Attachment Files

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.221, FreeScout's attachment download route skips token authentication for any attachment whose `token_type` is set to `1` (`TOKEN_TYPE_LEGACY`). Because this route is unauthenticated and the file path is deterministic, an unauthenticated remote attacker can download any attachment that was created by an older version of FreeScout without possessing a valid token or session. Version 1.8.221 contains a fix.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.221 —

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