CVE-2024-29185Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote command execution via unsanitized php_path

Published Mar 22, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

OS command injection in FreeScout before 1.8.128 allows remote attackers with the App_Key to execute commands through tools.php. The endpoint passes the php_path parameter to shell_exec without validation, allowing shell metacharacters to change the intended command. Possession of the application secret is required; successful exploitation runs commands with the web application's privileges and can read or alter server data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability1.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in FreeScout before 1.8.128 allows remote attackers with the App_Key to execute commands through tools.php. The endpoint passes the php_path parameter to shell_exec without validation, allowing shell metacharacters to change the intended command. Possession of the application secret is required; successful exploitation runs commands with the web application's privileges and can read or alter server data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29185
Published
Mar 22, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
FreeScout
Product
FreeScout
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.8.128
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.8.128

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

FreeScout · FreeScoutversion=0 <1.8.128; version=< 1.8.128

Published CVSS scores

9.0NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell

Public exploit references

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