CVE-2026-53596: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in freescout-help-desk freescout
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the FreeScout helpdesk application does not enforce rate limiting on the file upload endpoint. Any user can flood the server with upload requests, leading to database overload and potential denial of service for all users. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.
CVE-2026-53596: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in freescout-help-desk freescout
Description
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the FreeScout helpdesk application does not enforce rate limiting on the file upload endpoint. Any user can flood the server with upload requests, leading to database overload and potential denial of service for all users. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
pkg:github/freescout-help-desk/freescoutRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-09T19:39:52.403Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5e84a62a4a8d5989af56fc
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 20:27:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 20:42:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:09 UTC
Views: 68
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