Which versions of Freescout are affected by CVE-2025-48480?

Organizations using FreeScout face moderate risk from CVE-2025-48480 rated CVSS 7.0. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-48480?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-48480. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-48480?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Freescout CVE-2025-48480

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48480?

CVE-2025-48480 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.0 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

HIGH

Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (CWE-841)

2025-05-30 security-advisories@github.com

Information Disclosure Freescout

7.0

CVSS 4.0 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

7.0 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:44 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jun 04, 2025 - 15:35 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

May 30, 2025 - 05:15 nvd

HIGH 7.0

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an authorized user with the administrator role or with the privilege User::PERM_EDIT_USERS can create a user, specifying the path to the user's avatar ../.htaccess during creation, and then delete the user's avatar, resulting in the deletion of the file .htaccess in the folder /storage/app/public. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

AnalysisAI

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-841. FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an authorized user with the administrator role or with the privilege User::PERM_EDIT_USERS can create a user, specifying the path to the user's avatar ../.htaccess during creation, and then delete the user's avatar, resulting in the deletion of the file .htaccess in the folder /storage/app/public. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180. Affected products include: Freescout. Version information: version 1.8.180.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

CVE-2025-48480 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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