Medium severity · published Jul 20, 2026
CVE-2026-53592
FreeScout vulnerable to prototype pollution in getQueryParam
4.6
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. A Prototype Pollution condition in the `getQueryParam` function `/public/js/main.js` and was addressed in version 1.8.139 by blocking URL query keys matching the pattern `__proto__`. However, this mitigation is incomplete: it only filters top-level `__proto__` keys and fails to sanitize nested forms such as `b[__proto__][polluted]=PWNED`. As a result, an attacker-controlled URL query string can still write into `Object.prototype` on any page that loads `main.js`. Version 1.8.223 contains a updated fix.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
freescout · freescout-help-desk
< 1.8.223 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53592
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53592
github.com
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-w5fc-8pp3-f755
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