FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, FreeScout's module installation feature extracts ZIP archives without validating file paths, allowing an authenticated admin to write files arbitrarily on the server filesystem via a specially crafted ZIP. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, FreeScout's module installation feature extracts ZIP archives without validating file paths, allowing an authenticated admin to write files arbitrarily on the server filesystem via a specially crafted ZIP. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability. | |
| Title | FreeScout has Zip Slip path traversal in module installation that allows arbitrary file write leading to RCE | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-21T20:36:59.036Z
Reserved: 2026-04-18T02:51:52.973Z
Link: CVE-2026-41193
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