Description
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Versions 1.8.208 and below are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through FreeScout's email notification templates. Incoming email bodies are stored in the database without sanitization and rendered unescaped in outgoing email notifications using Blade's raw output syntax {!! $thread->body !!}. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by simply sending an email, and when opened by any subscribed agent or admin as part of their normal workflow, enabling universal HTML injection (phishing, tracking) and, in vulnerable email clients, JavaScript execution (session hijacking, credential theft, account takeover) affecting all recipients simultaneously. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.209.
Published: 2026-03-19
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting that allows insertion of arbitrary HTML and potential JavaScript execution in email notifications, risking session hijacking and credential theft
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freescout
Freescout freescout
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freescout:freescout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freescout
Freescout freescout

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freescout Helpdesk
Freescout Helpdesk freescout
Vendors & Products Freescout Helpdesk
Freescout Helpdesk freescout

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Versions 1.8.208 and below are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through FreeScout's email notification templates. Incoming email bodies are stored in the database without sanitization and rendered unescaped in outgoing email notifications using Blade's raw output syntax {!! $thread->body !!}. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by simply sending an email, and when opened by any subscribed agent or admin as part of their normal workflow, enabling universal HTML injection (phishing, tracking) and, in vulnerable email clients, JavaScript execution (session hijacking, credential theft, account takeover) affecting all recipients simultaneously. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.209.
Title FreeScout: Stored XSS via Unescaped Email Template Rendering ({!! $thread->body !!})
Weaknesses CWE-116
CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Freescout Freescout
Freescout Helpdesk Freescout
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:52:18.644Z

Reserved: 2026-03-13T18:53:03.532Z

Link: CVE-2026-32754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:51:57.023Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-19T22:16:41.997

Modified: 2026-03-23T19:14:38.140

Link: CVE-2026-32754

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T11:54:41Z

Weaknesses