CVE-2026-40567

medium

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary HTML into outgoing emails generated by FreeScout by sending an email with a crafted From display name. The name is stored in the database without sanitization and rendered unescaped into outgoing reply emails via the `{%customer.fullName%}` signature variable. This allows embedding phishing links, tracking pixels, and spoofed content inside legitimate support emails sent from the organization's address. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.

References

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-q8v4-v62h-5528

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.213

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/9131b16f80eade81002cb9809a2603f6b61981cf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-21

Updated: 2026-04-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00035