What is CVE-2026-53594?

CVE-2026-53594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freescout-help-desk Freescout, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-53594?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Freescout-help-desk Freescout

CVE-2026-53594

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. FreeScout's `Manage -> Logs -> App Logs` feature uses the bundled `rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer` override to decrypt a user-supplied file identifier and t…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Freescout-help-desk Freescout — versions < 1.8.224

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53594?: CVE-2026-53594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freescout-help-desk Freescout, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-53594?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.