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CVE-2026-53596

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 71/100
Published: 2026-07-20 Modified: 2026-10-24 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: Low

Description

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the FreeScout helpdesk application does not enforce rate limiting on the file upload endpoint. Any user can flood the server with upload requests, leading to database overload and potential denial of service for all users. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.

Weakness Classification (2)

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

71 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.29%
Raw Score 0.002860
Percentile 21.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00286
2026-10-28
0.00286

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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