5.3

CVE-2025-22512: boldgrid help scout Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 07-01-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22512 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in boldgrid help scout. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 6.5.7.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BoldGrid Help Scout help-scout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Help Scout: from n/a through <= 6.5.6.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.39% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Boldgrid1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • help-scout≤ 6.5.6 (fixed in 6.5.7)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links