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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.215, FreeScout\u0027s module installation feature extracts ZIP archives without validating file paths, allowing an authenticated admin to write files arbitrarily on the server filesystem via a specially crafted ZIP. Version 1.8.215 fixes the vulnerability."
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            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
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        {
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            {
              "cweId": "CWE-22",
              "description": "CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
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              "type": "CWE"
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          ]
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      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-04-21T17:15:26.236Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
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        {
          "name": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9w",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9w"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/14f17a5cd22d217103a72b431b47b1f06996227b",
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        "advisory": "GHSA-r85m-5mc9-cc9w",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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      "title": "FreeScout has Zip Slip path traversal in module installation that allows arbitrary file write leading to RCE"
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