FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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 " c

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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 " c

Affected

• cpe freescout/freescoutversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40565

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40565

  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 (call

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · github.com
• Release Notes · github.com
• Vendor Advisory · github.com