What is CVE-2026-41903?

CVE-2026-41903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freescout-help-desk Freescout, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-41903?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Freescout-help-desk Freescout

CVE-2026-41903

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.217, a user holding the PERM_EDIT_USERS permission (intended for general user-profile editing) can read and modify the notification sub…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (2.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Freescout-help-desk Freescout — versions < 1.8.217

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-f489-qxv6-gvgg (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.217 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41903?: CVE-2026-41903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freescout-help-desk Freescout, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-41903?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.