{"id":"CVE-2026-53594","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"FreeScout has Arbitrary File Read in App Logs Viewer via Forged Encrypted Path","description":"FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. FreeScout's `Manage -> Logs -> App Logs` feature uses the bundled `rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer` override to decrypt a user-supplied file identifier and then pass the resolved path to Laravel's download response. Prior to version 1.8.224, the path resolution logic accepts any existing absolute path before applying the intended `storage/logs` restriction. As a result, an attacker who can access the App Logs route and forge a valid Laravel-encrypted `dl` parameter can download arbitrary server-local files readable by the PHP process, not just log files. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.","publishedAt":"2026-07-20T20:12:54.720Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T13:55:06.155Z","severity":{"score":4.9,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["freescout-help-desk freescout"],"affected":[{"vendor":"freescout-help-desk","product":"freescout","versions":[{"version":"< 1.8.224","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5"],"weaknesses":["CWE-22"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:16.098Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53594.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-53594","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-07-20T20:12:54.720Z","dateUpdated":"2026-07-21T13:55:06.155Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2026-06-09T19:39:52.403Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"FreeScout has Arbitrary File Read in App Logs Viewer via Forged Encrypted Path","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. FreeScout's `Manage -> Logs -> App Logs` feature uses the bundled `rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer` override to decrypt a user-supplied file identifier and then pass the resolved path to Laravel's download response. Prior to version 1.8.224, the path resolution logic accepts any existing absolute path before applying the intended `storage/logs` restriction. As a result, an attacker who can access the App Logs route and forge a valid Laravel-encrypted `dl` parameter can download arbitrary server-local files readable by the PHP process, not just log files. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"freescout-help-desk","product":"freescout","versions":[{"version":"< 1.8.224","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5","name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-22","lang":"en","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateUpdated":"2026-07-20T20:12:54.720Z"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-858x-8f77-9vc5","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-07-21T13:54:56.255536Z","id":"CVE-2026-53594","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-07-21T13:55:06.155Z"}}]}}}