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Medium · 4.9 CVE-2026-53594 EUVD-2026-46092

FreeScout has Arbitrary File Read in App Logs Viewer via Forged Encrypted Path

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. FreeScout's `Manage -> Logs -> App Logs` feature uses the bundled `rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer` override to decrypt a user-supplied file identifier and then pass the resolved path to Laravel's download response. Prior to version 1.8.224, the path resolution logic accepts any existing absolute path before applying the intended `storage/logs` restriction. As a result, an attacker who can access the App Logs route and forge a valid Laravel-encrypted `dl` parameter can download arbitrary server-local files readable by the PHP process, not just log files. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.224 —

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