Privilege escalation in Zimbra Collaboration
CVE-2024-27442
An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 9.0 and 10.0. The zmmailboxdmgr binary, a component of ZCS, is intended to be executed by the zimbra user with root privileges for specific mailbox operations. However, an attacker can escalate privileges from the zimbra user to root, because of improper handling of input arguments. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges, leading to local privilege escalation.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Zimbra Collaboration — versions 9.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-27442?
- CVE-2024-27442 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-27442?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-27442 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.