CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-73570
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability — Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an OS command injection vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to send specially crafted SMTP requests that may result in execution of arbitrary operating system commands as the Zimbra user.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-21
- Remediation due
- 2026-08-24
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories ; https://blog.zimbra.com/2026/07/patch-release-update-zimbra-10-1-20/ ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73570
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-08-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.9 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 10.1.20 when the optional zimbra-snmp package is installed and SNMP notifications are enabled. Due to improper sanitization of untrusted input during SNMP notification processing, an unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMTP requests that may result in execution of arbitrary operating system commands as the Zimbra user.
Affected configurations
• synacor zimbra collaboration suite (< 10.1.20)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Release Notes
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
- https://moje.cert.pl/komunikaty/2026/145/aktywnie-wykorzystywana-podatnosc-w-zimbra-collaboration-suite/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-73570 US Government Resource