Used in attacks· fix by 2022-09-01Not scored yetUsed by ransomware gangs

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)

CVE-2022-37042

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in MailboxImportServlet. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2022-27925 which allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 11 August 2022.
  • Ransomware gangs are known to have used it.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 92% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 99% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS).
  2. 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
  3. 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 1 September 2022. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
  4. 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

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Dates

Published
2022-08-11
Added to KEV
2022-08-11
Remediation due
2022-09-01
Sources
CISA KEV