Incorrect authorization in Zimbra Collaboration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 10.1.17 due to improper authorization validation in delegated email sending functionality. An authenticated attacker can send specially crafted SOAP requests to impersonate another user and send emails without possessing the required delegation or send-as permissions. This occurs in the SaveDraftRequest SOAP handler.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Collaboration (Zimbra) Fixed in 10.1.17
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zimbra Collaboration 10.1.17
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51664 In Zimbra Collaboration before 10.1.17, a local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists…Priority LOW 35
- TI-2026-51666 In Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 10.1.17, weak cryptographic key generation…Priority LOW 29
- TI-2026-51663 Path traversal in Zimbra CollaborationPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p856-mgqw-j9rq
References
More Zimbra vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-51660 OS command injection in Zimbra Collaboration KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
- TI-2025-40820 Cross-site scripting in Zimbra Collaboration KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- 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-2022-13998 Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63080 Path traversal in Zimbra Collaboration Suite CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-73571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p856-mgqw-j9rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences