CVE-2026-41193
Received
Received - Intake
Path Traversal in FreeScout Module Installer Allows Arbitrary File Write
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-41193, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-04-21
Last updated on: 2026-04-21
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| freescout | freescout | to 1.8.215 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
