CVE-2022-37042
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)Applications & CMS
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)91.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 10 May 2022Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 11 Aug 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
- 11 Aug 2022, 19:37 UTCPublishedCVE List
Public exploit code and templates 2
- Exploit moduleZip Path Traversal in Zimbra (mboximport) (CVE-2022-27925) 10 May 2022Metasploit
- Scanner templateZimbra Collaboration Suite 8.8.15/9.0 - Remote Code ExecutionNuclei
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Description
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in MailboxImportServlet. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2022-27925 which allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 5
- wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_AdvisoriesAdvisoryvia CVE List
- wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_CenterAdvisoryvia CVE List
- blog.zimbra.com/2022/08/authentication-bypass-in-mailboximportservlet-vulnerability/Referencevia CISA KEV
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37042Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37042Referencevia CVE List