CVE-2026-53593

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 79% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the denylist that neutralizes dangerous file uploads (Helper::$restricted_extensions) is incomplete: it does not cover the .pht extension. The authenticated upload endpoint POST /uploads/upload (SecureController@upload) stores files with their original extension into the web-accessible directory storage/app/public/uploads/ (served at /storage/uploads/). On the standard Apache + libapache2-mod-php deployment, the default handler ` executes .pht, so any authenticated agent can upload a .pht web shell and run arbitrary commands as the web-server user (www-data). This is a direct bypass of the fix for CVE-2025-48471, which added phtml/phar but not pht (nor phtm, phps`). Version 1.8.224 contains an updated fix.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track*)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Authenticated Remote Code Execution via incomplete upload extension denylist (.pht) — bypass of CVE-2025-48471 · Advisory · freescout-help-desk/freescout · GitHub

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-27vp-fpg8-j8wv

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-29 00:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-27 23:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-26 23:04 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-26 10:46 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 23:29 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-20 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-20 19:57 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-20 19:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53593?
CVE-2026-53593 is a high vulnerability published on July 20, 2026. FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the denylist that neutralizes dangerous file uploads (Helper::$restricted_extensions) is incomplete: it does not cover the .pht extension. The authenticated upload endpoint POST…
When was CVE-2026-53593 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53593 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53593 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53593 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53593?
CVE-2026-53593 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53593?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53593, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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