CVE-2026-41193 | freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.214 ZIP Archive path traversal (GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9w)

VDB-358559 · CVE-2026-41193 · GHSA-R85M-5MC9-CC9W FREESCOUT-HELP-DESK FREESCOUT UP TO 1.8.214 ZIP ARCHIVE PATH TRAVERSAL HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.8 $0-$5k 1.74+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.214. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41193. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in freescout-help-desk freescout up to 1.8.214. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: 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. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41193 since 04/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Upgrading to version 1.8.215 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 14f17a5cd22d217103a72b431b47b1f06996227b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Vendor freescout-help-desk Name freescout Version 1.8.214 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8 VulDB Base Score: 4.7 VulDB Temp Score: 4.5 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 9.1 CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Path traversal CWE: CWE-22 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: freescout 1.8.215 Patch: 14f17a5cd22d217103a72b431b47b1f06996227b Timelineinfo 04/18/2026 CVE reserved 04/21/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed 04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9w Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-41193 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41193 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358559 Entryinfo Created: 04/21/2026 20:57 Changes: 04/21/2026 20:57 (68) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:E44:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸