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CVE-2026-40565

6.1 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed XSS Web app

What it is

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, FreeScout's linkify() function in app/Misc/Helper.php converts plain-text URLs in email bodies into HTML anchor tags without escaping double-quote characters (") in the URL. HTMLPurifier (called first via getCleanBody()) preserves literal " characters in text nodes. linkify() then wraps URLs including those " chars inside an unescaped href="..." attribute, breaking out of the href and injecting arbitrary HTML attributes. Version 1.8.213 fixes the issue.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status
Analyzed

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Is it in your code?

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record