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CVE-2026-27637
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
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"freescout","vendor":"freescout-help-desk","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.8.206"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-330","description":"CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
5 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/004a8231f6e413af1d4680930b0e2342fd4283f9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/004a8231f6e413af1d4680930b0e2342fd4283f9"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcm-v8xf-j9v9","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcm-v8xf-j9v9"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcm-v8xf-j9v9"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-mw88-x7j3-74vc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/adp/0/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-mw88-x7j3-74vc","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-mw88-x7j3-74vc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:50eb3cdbbd87abcae716f5bbe751d86bc6602378f212732bff97abfd9fbeaa8d · sha256:3c0f6c264a1432b4… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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