CVE-2022-32294
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created...
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
- Record
CVE-2022-32294- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
- Record
CVE-2022-32294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53487 No score
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
- Record
EUVD-2022-53487- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9533-x7q2-r9j9
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created...
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port).
- Record
GHSA-9533-x7q2-r9j9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
- Record
CVE-2022-32294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32294 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zimbra Collaboration, published July 11, 2022. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.52%, the 84th percentile.
References
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
medium.com/%40soheil.samanabadi/zimbra-8-8-15-zmprove-ca-command-incorrect-access-control-8088032638e
github.com/soheilsamanabadi/vulnerabilitys/blob/main/Zimbra%208.8.15%20zmprove%20ca%20command
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32294