CVE-2022-41352

Exp

An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0. An attacker can upload arbitrary files through amavis via a cpio loophole (extraction to /opt/zimbra/jetty/webapps/zimbra/public) that can lead to incorrect access to any other user accounts. Zimbra recommends pax over cpio. Also, pax is in the prerequisites of Zimbra on Ubuntu; however, pax is no longer part of a default Red Hat installation after RHEL 6 (or CentOS 6). Once pax is installed, amavis automatically prefers it over cpio.

Published: 2022-09-26 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-41352 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 95.48%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-10-20) affecting Synacor / Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2022-41352

Name: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-10-20

Action due: 2022-11-10

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-41352

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41352

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 93.96% 95.48% +1.52%
2 2026-05-19 94.07% 93.96% -0.11%
3 2026-04-30 94.07%

Full EPSS history (80 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-41352

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-2022-41352

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-41352

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:p33:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-41352

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