9.1

CVE-2026-41902

FreeScout's user invitation hash never expires: permanent unauthenticated account takeover if invite link leaks

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.217, the /user-setup/{hash} endpoint accepts a 60-character random invite_hash to set a new user's password. The endpoint performs no expiration check — the hash remains valid indefinitely until consumed. Combined with realistic hash-leakage scenarios (forwarded invite emails, HTTP referrer to external CDNs on the setup page, server-side log exposure, abandoned invite emails in shared inboxes), this enables unauthenticated permanent account takeover months or years after invite issuance. If the leaked invite was sent to an admin, the takeover yields admin access. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.217.
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Herstellerfreescout-help-desk
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Produkt freescout
Version < 1.8.217
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.25% 0.156
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security-advisories@github.com 9.1 3.9 5.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration

According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-hqff-cwx7-3jpm
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.217