01 Record
CVE-2026-40568
FreeScout Vulnerable to XSS via Mailbox Signature Due to Incomplete HTML Sanitization
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
02 Description
FreeScout Vulnerable to XSS via Mailbox Signature Due to Incomplete HTML Sanitization
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 14.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-21 16:08Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-21 20:37Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-14
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 266b36929dbd6d0ff4c3eb9949969b09129bde957840851e0df174429f4e7bd0
05 Affected products
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