CVE-2026-45294
FreeScout: User Account Enumeration via Password Reset Response Differentiation
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
12th
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to 1.8.219, the password reset endpoint returns visually distinct responses depending on whether the submitted email address belongs to an existing user account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid helpdesk agent email addresses. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.219.
| CWE | CWE-203 CWE-204 |
| Vendor | freescout-help-desk |
| Product | freescout |
| Published | May 29, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 2, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
freescout-help-desk / freescout
< 1.8.219