# CVE-2025-48481

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-48481
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 6.1 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-841
- **Published:** May 30, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an attacker with an unactivated email invitation containing invite_hash, can exploit this vulnerability to self-activate their account, despite it being blocked or deleted, by leveraging the invitation link from the email to gain initial access to the account. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

## Affected Products

- freescout-help-desk — freescout (< 1.8.180)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jgj2-x749-5wc7)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.53%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 43.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._