Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSend forged share notification to recipient
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DeliveryPayload stored in share metadata
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ExploitVictim clicks Accept Share in webmail
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ExecutionStored XSS executes in victim session
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ImpactExfiltrate mailbox data and act as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target to be running Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 'Classic' webmail and for a signed-in recipient to click the 'Accept Share' action on an attacker-forged share notification (UI:R). The attacker needs no account or authentication (PR:N) and can deliver the forged share notification remotely over the network (AV:N). The limiting factor is the mandatory victim interaction - the stored payload only fires when the recipient accepts the share - and the requirement that the victim uses the Classic web client rather than the modern/Zimbra Modern UI. No special server configuration beyond a default share-notification-enabled ZCS deployment is indicated. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 9.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity stored XSS requiring no attacker privileges but one act of victim interaction (clicking 'Accept Share'). The scope change (S:C) and high confidentiality/integrity impact drive the critical score: script executes in the authenticated recipient's webmail session, enabling mailbox data theft and acting as the victim. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the provided data, so this is currently 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - a high-CVSS finding rather than a confirmed-exploited one. However, two contextual signals raise real-world concern beyond the raw numbers: Zimbra has a long history of being actively targeted (multiple prior Zimbra XSS/RCE flaws reached CISA KEV), and the reporter is Rapid7, a credible research org whose disclosures often precede weaponization. The A:N is consistent (XSS does not directly deny service). Net: treat as a priority patch for internet-facing Zimbra webmail despite the absence of confirmed exploitation, because the product class is a frequent target and the only barrier is a single plausible user click on a share-acceptance prompt. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a forged share-notification email to a Zimbra Classic user with a malicious payload embedded in the share metadata. When the signed-in recipient clicks 'Accept Share', the stored script executes in their webmail session, letting the attacker read mailbox contents and perform actions as the victim. No public POC is currently identified, but the low attack complexity means only social engineering of a single click is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Classic webmail lets an unauthenticated sender forge a share notification that, once a signed-in recipient clicks 'Accept Share', executes attacker-supplied script inside that victim's authenticated session - exposing mailbox contents and allowing the attacker to act with the victim's privileges. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 9.3) reflects a remotely reachable, low-complexity attack requiring no attacker credentials but one act of victim interaction, with scope change and high confidentiality and integrity impact. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low bar to delivery and the high value of mailbox access make it a priority for ZCS Classic deployments. Reported through Rapid7, with tracking rooted in CWE-79 (improper neutralization of input during web page generation).
RemediationAI
The primary fix is to install the vendor build that addresses this CVE; the provided data does not enumerate an exact patched version, so administrators should determine the fixed release from the Zimbra Security Advisories page at https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories and apply the current patch level on all mailbox servers, including any pending follow-up patches for the same advisory set - patch status is otherwise not independently confirmed here, so treat the CVE record and that advisory index as the source of truth. Where patching cannot be completed immediately, the most direct compensating control is to disable mailbox sharing and the generation of share notifications (globally or per class of service) so that forged notifications cannot reach the acceptance flow at all; the trade-off is that legitimate calendar, briefcase, and mail-folder sharing stops working for those accounts. A second option is to force users onto the modern web client instead of Classic, since the exploit path depends on the Classic UI's handling of the Accept Share action, although that requires a client migration test and may not cover every user agent or integration. Organizations can additionally layer a Content-Security-Policy and mail-gateway rules that strip script-bearing markup from inbound share-notification templates, but these are signature-dependent and can be bypassed, and strict CSP can break other Zimbra webmail functionality, so they should be treated as detection and defense-in-depth measures rather than substitutes for patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting condition, CWE-79, in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS), identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:zimbra_collaboration_suite_(zcs):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. ZCS implements mailbox sharing through server-generated share notifications that the Classic webmail client renders and acts on; the share acceptance flow takes the notification content and processes it in the authenticated web context, so a forged notification carrying script-bearing markup is persisted and then executed when the recipient triggers the 'Accept Share' action. Because the injected script runs in the origin of the Zimbra Web Client, it can read data the browser already has access to, issue authenticated SOAP/HTTP requests on the user's behalf, and target resources beyond the vulnerable component - which is why the vector carries S:C with C:H/I:H, while availability is unaffected (A:N). The attack requires no authentication on the sender side (PR:N) and is delivered over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L), but exploitation is gated on victim interaction (UI:R) and specifically on the recipient operating the Classic webmail UI with share notifications enabled rather than the modern client.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Unauthenticated remote delivery (PR:N/AV:N) but victim must click Accept Share (UI:R); XSS executes in browser context distinct from server (S:C) enabling mailbox read and account actions (C:H/I:H, A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (rapid7).
CVSS VectorVendor: rapid7
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
An unauthenticated sender can forge a share notification that triggers stored XSS when a signed-in Zimbra Classic recipient clicks Accept Share, allowing the attacker to access mailbox data and act as the victim.
Executive ViewAI
Zimbra Collaboration Suite Classic webmail is affected by a critical vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise a user's mailbox session via a forged share notification. Successful exploitation can expose sensitive mailbox contents and let the attacker act with the victim's privileges, creating risks of data breach, fraud, and regulatory exposure for organizations using the Classic interface. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, so leadership should prioritize immediate mitigations and migration away from Classic webmail.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include disabling ZCS Classic webmail, enforcing the Modern UI, blocking or scrutinizing external share notifications, monitoring for suspicious Accept Share clicks, and applying the vendor patch when released.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-87098
GHSA-q6cg-4x8w-53j7
NVD
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