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CVE-2022-3569

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2022 at 10:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorZimbra Collaboration SuiteCollaboration

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Due to an issue with incorrect sudo permissions, Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) suffers from a local privilege escalation issue in versions 9.0.0 and prior, where the 'zimbra' user can effectively coerce postfix into running arbitrary commands as 'root'.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169430/Zimbra-Privilege-Escalation.html
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17141
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/ldsopreload/status/1580539318879547392

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-271NVD-CWE-Other

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