CVE-2022-27925
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP...
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2022-27925- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.2
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2022-27925- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32413
7.2
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32413- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5r7-6rm3-99mm
7.2
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP...
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
- Record
GHSA-j5r7-6rm3-99mm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains flaw in the mboximport functionality, allowing an authenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2022-37042 which allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-27925- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. An authenticated user with administrator rights has the ability to upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2022-27925- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Zip Path Traversal in Zimbra (mboximport) (CVE-2022-27925) | 2022-05-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | vnhacker1337/CVE-2022-27925-PoC | 2022-08-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | huahuatzt/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-08-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | miko550/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-08-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | Josexv1/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-08-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | navokus/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-08-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | Chocapikk/CVE-2022-27925-Revshell | 2022-08-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | akincibor/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-09-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | touchmycrazyredhat/CVE-2022-27925-Revshell | 2022-09-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | jam620/Zimbra | 2022-09-25 |
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| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | sh4den/CVE-2022-27925 | 2022-10-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | onlyHerold22/CVE-2022-27925-PoC | 2022-10-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | sanan2004/CVE-2022-27925 | 2024-08-19 |
| Nuclei | Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.8.15/9.0 - Zip Path Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27925 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (zcs), published April 20, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since August 11, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since August 11, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0/P24
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27925
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27925
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5r7-6rm3-99mm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/27xxx/CVE-2022-27925.json