Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2022· Updated Aug 4, 2026

CVE-2022-37042

Description

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. By bypassing authentication (i.e., not having an authtoken), an attacker can upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal and remote code execution. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-27925.

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Affected products

VMware/Zimbra Collaboration Suite61 versions
cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 60 more
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p27:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p29:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p30:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p31:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p32:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_CenternvdPatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_AdvisoriesnvdVendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource

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