CVE-2026-41190
FreeScout has assigned-only visibility bypass via save_draft that allows hidden conversation draft injection
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, when APP_SHOW_ONLY_ASSIGNED_CONVERSATIONS is enabled, direct conversation view correctly blocks users who are neither the assignee nor the creator. The save_draft AJAX path is weaker. A direct POST can create a draft inside a conversation that is hidden in the UI. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
FreeScout has assigned-only visibility bypass via save_draft that allows hidden conversation draft injection
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, when APP_SHOW_ONLY_ASSIGNED_CONVERSATIONS is enabled, direct conversation view correctly blocks users who are neither the assignee nor the creator. The save_draft AJAX path is weaker. A direct POST can create a draft inside a conversation that is hidden in the UI. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-41190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-24195
7.1
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, when APP_SHOW_ONLY_ASSIGNED_CONVERSATIONS is enabled, direct conversation view correctly blocks users who are neither the assignee nor the creator. The save_draft AJAX path is weaker. A direct POST can create a draft inside a conversation that is hidden in the UI. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2026-24195- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, when APP_SHOW_ONLY_ASSIGNED_CONVERSATIONS is enabled, direct conversation view correctly blocks users who are neither the assignee nor the creator. The save_draft AJAX path is weaker. A direct POST can create a draft inside a conversation that is hidden in the UI. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-41190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.1
FreeScout has assigned-only visibility bypass via save_draft that allows hidden conversation draft injection
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, when APP_SHOW_ONLY_ASSIGNED_CONVERSATIONS is enabled, direct conversation view correctly blocks users who are neither the assignee nor the creator. The save_draft AJAX path is weaker. A direct POST can create a draft inside a conversation that is hidden in the UI. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-41190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41190 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Freescout-help-desk Freescout, published April 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-vj2p-2789-3747
github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/414878eb79be7cb01a3ae124df6efcd23729275f
github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.215
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41190.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41190