IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS10.0
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2024-45519|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Command Execution Vulnerability

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an unspecified vulnerability in the postjournal service that may allow an unauthenticated user to execute commands.

Published Oct 2, 2024 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2024-10-24 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). The postjournal service in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 8.8.15 Patch 46, 9 before 9.0.0 Patch 41, 10 before 10.0.9, and 10.1 before 10.1.1 sometimes allows unauthenticated users to execute commands. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running zimbra collaboration suite: v < 8.8.15, 10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.9, 8.8.15, 9.0.0, 10.1.0
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://blog.projectdiscovery.io/zimbra-remote-code-execution/

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45519
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-45519
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