---
id: CVE-2026-34442
title: >-
  FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel
  framework
summary: >-
  FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel
  framework. Prior to version 1.8.211, host header manipulation in FreeScout
  version (http://localhost:8080/system/status) allows an attacker to inject an
  arbitrary do…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-601
  - CWE-829
  - CWE-601
vendor: freescout
product: freescout
affected:
  - freescout < 1.8.211
patched:
  - freescout 1.8.211
published: '2026-03-31'
updated: '2026-07-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34442'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/889d75c8e3c15e6a7ddb6a4d4f65cc0379c29213
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/releases/tag/1.8.211'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-822g-7rw5-53xj
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-822g-7rw5-53xj
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0032
epssPercentile: 0.22345
ingestedAt: '2026-07-25T21:03:57.954Z'
---

## Overview

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.211, host header manipulation in FreeScout version (http://localhost:8080/system/status) allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary domain into generated absolute URLs. This leads to External Resource Loading and Open Redirect behavior. When the application constructs links and assets using the unvalidated Host header, user requests can be redirected to attacker-controlled domains and external resources may be loaded from malicious servers. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.211.

## Affected

- `freescout < 1.8.211`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `freescout 1.8.211`