freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.218 Password Reset Endpoint information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.218. This impacts an unknown function of the component Password Reset Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to information exposure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-45294. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.218 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-203. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to 1.8.219, the password reset endpoint returns visually distinct responses depending on whether the submitted email address belongs to an existing user account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid helpdesk agent email addresses. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.219.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-45294 since 05/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.8.219 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-33441). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-203 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: freescout 1.8.219

Timelineinfo

05/11/2026 CVE reserved
05/30/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed
05/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-45294 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367376
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2026 07:28
Updated: 05/30/2026 08:28
Changes: 05/30/2026 07:28 (65), 05/30/2026 08:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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