CVE-2026-40498

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Source

https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40498

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-40498.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-40498

Aliases

GHSA-5jw5-q9j7-4rxc

Published

2026-04-21T15:01:20.216Z

Modified

2026-07-08T08:13:12.337510741Z

Severity

8.9 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator

Summary

FreeScout has Authentication Bypass and Information Disclosure in SystemController via /system/cron

Details

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, an unauthenticated attacker can access diagnostic and system tools that should be restricted to administrators. The /system/cron endpoint relies on a static MD5 hash derived from the APPKEY, which is exposed in the response and logs. Accessing these endpoints reveals sensitive server information (Full Path Disclosure), process IDs, and allows for Resource Exhaustion (DoS) by triggering heavy background tasks repeatedly without any rate limiting. The cron hash is generated using md5(APPKEY . 'webcronhash'). Since this hash is often transmitted via GET requests, it is susceptible to exposure in server logs, browser history, and proxy logs. Furthermore, the lack of rate limiting on these endpoints allows for automated resource exhaustion (DoS) and brute-force attempts. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.

Database specific

{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40498.json",
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200",
        "CWE-284",
        "CWE-770"
    ]
}

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout

Affected ranges

Type

GIT

Repo

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout

Events

Introduced

Fixed

acf57a7a4b19544641523c6f7e51b1035c03c9b6

Fixed

b1d6c2c601a6ec3626ab13e679607b5084dfbd38

Database specific

{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:freescout:freescout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "1.8.213"
        }
    ],
    "source": [
        "CPE_RANGE",
        "REFERENCES"
    ]
}

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0

1.0.2

1.0.3

1.0.4

1.0.5

1.0.6

1.0.7

1.0.8

1.0.9

1.1.0

1.1.1

1.1.10

1.1.2

1.1.3

1.1.4

1.1.5

1.1.6

1.1.7

1.1.8

1.1.9

1.2.0

1.2.1

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.2.4

1.2.5

1.2.6

1.3.0

1.3.1

1.3.10

1.3.11

1.3.12

1.3.13

1.3.14

1.3.15

1.3.16

1.3.17

1.3.18

1.3.19

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.3.4

1.3.5

1.3.6

1.3.7

1.3.8

1.3.9

1.4.0

1.4.1

1.4.10

1.4.11

1.4.12

1.4.2

1.4.3

1.4.4

1.4.6

1.4.7

1.4.8

1.4.9

1.5.0

1.5.1

1.5.10

1.5.11

1.5.12

1.5.13

1.5.14

1.5.15

1.5.2

1.5.3

1.5.4

1.5.5

1.5.6

1.5.7

1.5.8

1.5.9

1.6.0

1.6.1

1.6.10

1.6.11

1.6.12

1.6.13

1.6.14

1.6.15

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1.6.17

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1.6.19

1.6.2

1.6.20

1.6.3

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1.6.5

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1.6.8

1.6.9

1.7.0

1.7.1

1.7.10

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1.7.30

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1.7.7

1.7.9

1.8.0

1.8.1

1.8.10

1.8.100

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1.8.2

1.8.20

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1.8.21

1.8.210

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1.8.212

1.8.22

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1.8.27

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1.8.3

1.8.30

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1.8.33

1.8.34

1.8.35

1.8.36

1.8.37

1.8.38

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1.8.4

1.8.40

1.8.41

1.8.42

1.8.43

1.8.44

1.8.45

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1.8.5

1.8.50

1.8.51

1.8.52

1.8.53

1.8.54

1.8.55

1.8.56

1.8.57

1.8.58

1.8.59

1.8.6

1.8.60

1.8.61

1.8.62

1.8.63

1.8.65

1.8.66

1.8.67

1.8.68

1.8.69

1.8.7

1.8.70

1.8.71

1.8.72

1.8.73

1.8.74

1.8.75

1.8.76

1.8.77

1.8.78

1.8.79

1.8.8

1.8.80

1.8.81

1.8.82

1.8.83

1.8.84

1.8.85

1.8.86

1.8.87

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1.8.9

1.8.90

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1.8.99

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-40498.json"