CVE-2026-53594
Published:July 20, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.8.224Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.8.224Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.35