FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.206, FreeScout's `TokenAuth` middleware uses a predictable authentication token computed as `MD5(user_id + created_at + APP_KEY)`. This token is static (never expires/rotates), and if an attacker obtains the `APP_KEY` — a well-documented and common exposure vector in Laravel applications — they can compute a valid token for any user, including the administrator, achieving full account takeover without any password. This vulnerability can be exploited on its own or in combination with CVE-2026-27636. Version 1.8.206 fixes both vulnerabilities.
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| Description | FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.206, FreeScout's `TokenAuth` middleware uses a predictable authentication token computed as `MD5(user_id + created_at + APP_KEY)`. This token is static (never expires/rotates), and if an attacker obtains the `APP_KEY` — a well-documented and common exposure vector in Laravel applications — they can compute a valid token for any user, including the administrator, achieving full account takeover without any password. This vulnerability can be exploited on its own or in combination with CVE-2026-27636. Version 1.8.206 fixes both vulnerabilities. | |
| Title | FreeScout's Predictable Authentication Token Enables Account Takeover | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-330 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-02-25T03:41:23.478Z
Reserved: 2026-02-20T22:02:30.029Z
Link: CVE-2026-27637
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-25T04:16:04.110
Modified: 2026-02-25T04:16:04.110
Link: CVE-2026-27637
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