CVE-2026-85742: freescout · Cross-site Scripting
Affects freescoutSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.8.230 soon.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 17:39 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.8.230
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade freescout and freescout-help-desk/freescout to 1.8.230.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| freescout-help-deskfreescout | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubfreescout-help-desk/freescoutpkg:github/freescout-help-desk/freescoutOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade FreeScout to version 1.8.230 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory. Applying the official fix fully addresses the issue.
Description
CVE-2026-85742 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FreeScout versions prior to 1.8.230. It allows a pre-authenticated attacker to inject HTML into a failed-login email value, which is then processed and stored in a way that can lead to execution of attacker-controlled JavaScript when an administrator views specific job details. This issue requires several conditions including monitoring of user activity logs, a failed alert email job, queue failure storage, and the administrator opening a specific endpoint as a top-level page. The vulnerability is fixed in FreeScout version 1.8.230.