Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly…
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02521 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32294
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9533-x7q2-r9j9
References
Advisory 4
More Zimbra Collaboration vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18266 An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 9.0 and 10.0. KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-30553 An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 10.1.x before 10.1.1, 10.0.x before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13772 An issue in Zimbra Collaboration ZCS v.8.8.15 and v.9.0 allows an attacker to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13771 An issue in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) v.8.8.15 and v.9.0 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27722 Zimbra Collaboration before Kepler 9.0.0 Patch 38 GA allows DOM-based JavaScript injection in the Modern UI. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-14103 An issue was discovered in ProxyServlet.java in the /proxy servlet in Zimbra… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-32294 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32294 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9533-x7q2-r9j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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