Is CVE-2025-48472 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-48472 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-10.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-48472?

CVE-2025-48472 has a CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2025-48472?

Patch guidance is available from freescout security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-48472.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-48472?

1 product: freescout freescout.

CVE-2025-48472 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.179, there is no check to ensure that the user is disabling notifications for the mailbox to which they already have access. Moreover, the code explicitly implements functionality that if the user does not have access to the mailbox, then after disabling (enabling) notifications for this mailbox, the user will gain access to it. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.179.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREESCOUT
Published: 5/29/2025
Last Modified: 6/10/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-48472

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