CVE-2025-48880 FreeScout has Race Condition When Deleting Users

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a race condition during user deletion in FreeScout, potentially leading to inconsistent data states or unauthorized access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-48880?

CVE-2025-48880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in freescout-help-desk freescout, published on 30 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.181, when an administrative account is a deleting a user, there is the the possibility of a race condition occurring. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.181.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48880?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freescout Freescout.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-48880 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-48880 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vf2-mg4j-4v7f.

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