CVE-2022-27926 — Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilit

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /public/launchNewWindow.jsp component of Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 9.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via request parameters.

01What is this vulnerability?

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /public/launchNewWindow.jsp component of Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 9.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via request parameters.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2023-04-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-04-20T23:23:40.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:15:40.915Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2023-04-03
• BOD 22-01 due: 2023-04-24

09References

• wiki.zimbra.com — https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
• wiki.zimbra.com — https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
• wiki.zimbra.com — https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0/P24