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CVE-2026-53594

FreeScout has Arbitrary File Read in App Logs Viewer via Forged Encrypted Path

Published: Jul 20, 2026Updated: Jul 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. FreeScout's `Manage -> Logs -> App Logs` feature uses the bundled `rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer` override to decrypt a user-supplied file identifier and then pass the resolved path to Laravel's download response. Prior to version 1.8.224, the path resolution logic accepts any existing absolute path before applying the intended `storage/logs` restriction. As a result, an attacker who can access the App Logs route and forge a valid Laravel-encrypted `dl` parameter can download arbitrary server-local files readable by the PHP process, not just log files. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

freescout-help-desk
commercial
freescoutOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5
github.com

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