Description
FreeScout is a self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to 1.8.225, the administrative tools.php maintenance endpoint is reachable without an appropriate authentication or access-control boundary. Response differences for attacker-controlled path values disclose whether arbitrary directories and files exist on the server. The same endpoint validates application-key and database-password candidates without rate limiting, per-session throttling, or a CAPTCHA, allowing unrestricted guessing attempts against application secrets. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.225.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freescout-help-desk | freescout | < 1.8.225 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- FreeScout < 1.8.225 - Unauthenticated Maintenance File Existence Oracle http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-62850.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.