CVE-2026-27637
criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 55 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.206, FreeScout's `TokenAuth` middleware uses a predictable authentication token computed as `MD5(user_id + created_at + APP_KEY)`. This token is static (never expires/rotates), and if an attacker obtains the `APP_KEY` — a well-documented and common exposure vector in Laravel applications — they can compute a valid token for any user, including the administrator, achieving full account takeover without any password. This vulnerability can be exploited on its own or in combination with CVE-2026-27636. Version 1.8.206 fixes both vulnerabilities.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/004a8231f6e413af1d4680930b0e2342fd4283f9cnnvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcm-v8xf-j9v9cnnvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-mw88-x7j3-74vccnnvd
- https://www.freerdp.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/004a8231f6e413af1d4680930b0e2342fd4283f9enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcm-v8xf-j9v9enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-mw88-x7j3-74vcenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/004a8231f6e413af1d4680930b0e2342fd4283f9Patchnvd
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