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CVE-2026-40496

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.04 BB Relevance: 78/100
Published: 2026-04-21 Modified: 2026-11-11 First seen: 2026-11-11 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: X
AT: None
VC: High
VI: High
VA: None

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, attachment download tokens are generated using a weak and predictable formula: `md5(APP_KEY + attachment_id + size)`. Since attachment_id is sequential and size can be brute-forced in a small range, an unauthenticated attacker can forge valid tokens and download any private attachment without credentials. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.

Weakness Classification (2)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
freescout freescout < 1.8.213

References & Advisories (3)

Bug Bounty Relevance

78 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.40%
Raw Score 0.004030
Percentile 35.1%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00403
2026-11-12
0.00403
2026-11-10
0.00403

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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