CVE-2022-37042

Exp

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.

Published: 2022-08-12 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-37042 is rated Critical Active Threat (94.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 88.26%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-08-11) affecting Synacor / Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2022-37042

Name: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-08-11

Action due: 2022-09-01

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-37042

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37042

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 94.33% 88.26% -6.08%
2 2025-11-21 94.22% 94.33% +0.11%
3 2025-11-18 — 94.22% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37042

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37042

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37042

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p27:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p29:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p30:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p31:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p32:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 8.8.15 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:8.8.15:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:9.0.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-37042

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