FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.214, a low-privileged agent can edit a visible customer and add an email address already owned by a hidden customer in another mailbox. The server discloses the hidden customer’s name and profile URL in the success flash, reassigns the hidden email to the visible customer, and rebinds hidden-mailbox conversations for that email to the visible customer. Version 1.8.214 fixes the issue.
History

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.214, a low-privileged agent can edit a visible customer and add an email address already owned by a hidden customer in another mailbox. The server discloses the hidden customer’s name and profile URL in the success flash, reassigns the hidden email to the visible customer, and rebinds hidden-mailbox conversations for that email to the visible customer. Version 1.8.214 fixes the issue.
Title FreeScout has Customer Edit Cross-Mailbox Email Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-21T20:37:22.372Z

Reserved: 2026-04-14T13:24:29.476Z

Link: CVE-2026-40589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-21T17:16:56.660

Modified: 2026-04-21T17:16:56.660

Link: CVE-2026-40589

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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