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Zimbra Collaboration Suite EUVDEUVD-2026-108963

| CVE-2026-93627 MEDIUM
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-10-23 rapid7 GHSA-77gq-8m6p-2c3g
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: rapid7
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain target meeting UID and organizer address
  2. Exploit
    Craft iCalendar CANCEL/REQUEST with non-outdated sequence number
  3. Execution
    Send spoofed email to recipient's Zimbra account
  4. Impact
    Server auto-processes and moves or alters victim's meeting

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Anti-spoofing controls
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the target run an affected Zimbra Collaboration Suite build (10.1.16 or 10.1.21) and that the attacker know, per target, the exact meeting UID and the organizer's email address and supply a non-outdated (current or higher) iCalendar sequence number in a CANCEL or REQUEST component. No authentication (PR:N) and no recipient interaction (UI:N) are needed because the calendar component is processed automatically during email delivery. The practical limiting factors are the target-specific knowledge of UID and valid sequence number and the fact that impact is confined to integrity of individual calendar entries (cancel/modify/replace) - there is no confidentiality exposure, no broader system availability loss, and no code execution.

Impact

Signals point to a genuine but moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 5.3) correctly captures an unauthenticated, network-reachable, no-interaction flaw whose impact is limited to integrity of calendar data (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability loss. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now/emergency, which is consistent with the medium severity. No EPSS score and no CISA KEV status are present in the input, so widespread or active exploitation is not evidenced; the flaw was reported by Rapid7 and documented in their research blog, meaning the technique is publicly described. One tension worth flagging: NVD rates AC:L, but successful exploitation requires target-specific knowledge (the exact meeting UID plus the organizer's address plus a non-outdated iCalendar sequence number), which in practice raises attack complexity and argues against treating every CVSS signal at face value. Net: a real, unauthenticated integrity-manipulation bug that merits timely patching but is not a drop-everything event, and the absence of EPSS/KEV data should be noted rather than assumed benign.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has learned a victim's meeting UID and the organizer's email address crafts a spoofed email containing an iCalendar CANCEL or REQUEST component with a current-or-higher sequence number and sends it to the recipient. Because Zimbra processes the calendar component automatically during email delivery without verifying the sender is the real organizer and without recipient interaction, the victim's meeting is silently moved to Trash or its details are replaced. No confirmed working exploit code is flagged in the input, though Rapid7's research blog publicly documents the identity-boundary technique.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 23, 2026

Zimbra Collaboration Suite 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 process iCalendar CANCEL and REQUEST components without verifying that the email sender is authorized to act as the listed organizer, so an unauthenticated sender who knows a meeting's UID, organizer address, and a current or higher sequence number can cancel, move to Trash, or replace an existing meeting in the recipient's calendar. The calendar update is handled automatically during mail delivery, requiring no recipient interaction, but the assessed impact is limited to integrity of individual calendar entries with no confidentiality or availability loss and no code execution. The issue is rated moderate priority; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and there is no CISA KEV confirmation of active exploitation.

RemediationAI

The supplied data does not specify a fixed ZCS version, so there is no exact patched build to cite; administrators should consult the Zimbra Security Advisories page (https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories) and apply the vendor's fixed release for the affected 10.1.16/10.1.21 branches once it is identified. No workaround or configuration-level mitigation is described in the available sources, and because the calendar processing occurs automatically during email delivery, blocking all iCalendar traffic would be a broad trade-off that could disrupt legitimate scheduling and is not presented here as a validated fix. Treat the issue as a this-month remediation item rather than an emergency, and verify calendar integrity for users on affected builds in the interim.

Affected VersionsENISA

Zimbra Collaboration Suite 0 ≤10.1.21

Affected Packages

euvd zimbra_collaboration_suite no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is in Zimbra's email calendar processing and maps to CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing). iCalendar scheduling messages carry an organizer identity, a meeting UID, and a sequence number; Zimbra accepts CANCEL and REQUEST components without confirming that the SMTP sender is entitled to act for the organizer named in the payload. An attacker therefore only needs target-specific knowledge - the exact meeting UID, the organizer's email address, and a non-outdated sequence number - to make the server apply a cancellation or replacement automatically at delivery time. The assessed vector is AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N with low integrity impact only (I:L); the high attack complexity reflects the target-specific UID and sequence-number prerequisites rather than any encryption or network-position requirement, and the available sources do not describe a memory-safety or code-execution component.

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Severity by source

Vendor (rapid7) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.7 LOW

AV:N and UI:N because it is triggered by inbound email processed automatically; PR:N since the sender is unauthenticated; AC:H because the attacker must know a target-specific meeting UID and valid sequence number; impact is integrity-only (I:L).

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (rapid7).

CVSS VectorVendor: rapid7

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

An organizer authentication vulnerability in the email calendar processing of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows an unauthenticated sender to cancel or modify an existing meeting in a recipient's calendar. Zimbra accepts iCalendar CANCEL and REQUEST components without verifying that the email sender is authorized to act as the supplied organizer. An attacker who knows the meeting UID and organizer address can supply a non-outdated sequence number to move the recipient's meeting to Trash or replace its details. Processing occurs automatically during email delivery without recipient interaction. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 are affected.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used enterprise and government email collaboration server, not universal
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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