Attackers Exploit Zimbra SNMP Flaw for Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
CERT Polska and CISA report active exploitation of Zimbra RCE CVE-2026-73570, with 267 instances compromised per Shadowserver.
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite Classic UI
CISA: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 10 before 10.0.18 and 10.1 before 10.1.13 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting through its Classic webmail interface. An attacker sends an HTML e-mail containing a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) @import directive, and when a recipient opens that message in Classic UI, the injected content executes as script in the victim's browser session. Successful exploitation lets an attacker run arbitrary JavaScript in the Zimbra webmail context, potentially hijacking the session, reading mail, or acting as the user, consistent with the cross-scope impact reflected in the 6.1 CVSS score. Only deployments running the affected ZCS 10/10.1 versions with the Classic UI enabled are exposed; organizations on patched releases or not using Classic UI are not impacted. CISA added the flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-03-18, confirming exploitation in the wild, and recent reporting describes Zimbra flaws being used by Russian-aligned espionage actors against Western and Ukrainian targets.
What to do: Upgrade ZCS to 10.0.18 or 10.1.13 (or later) following vendor instructions, as required by CISA's BOD 22-01 KEV guidance; federal agencies and critical infrastructure should prioritize this by the catalog deadline. Until patched, filter or sanitize HTML mail containing CSS @import directives and consider restricting or disabling the Classic UI. Check mailboxes and webmail access logs for suspicious HTML messages and unexplained session activity, which may indicate exploitation.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 10 | 10.x before 10.0.18 |
| Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 10.1 | 10.1.x before 10.1.13 |
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 10 before 10.0.18 and 10.1 before 10.1.13 allows Classic UI stored XSS via Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) @import directives in an HTML e-mail message.
CERT Polska and CISA report active exploitation of Zimbra RCE CVE-2026-73570, with 267 instances compromised per Shadowserver.
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