Path traversal in Zimbra Collaboration Suite
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
When OnlyOffice/Document Editing is available, an unauthenticated remote attacker with access to an existing supported public Briefcase document can abuse unsigned save fields to perform path-traversal writes and execute commands as zimbra.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) (Zimbra) Fixed in 10.1.21
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 10.1.21
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-63078 Zimbra Collaboration Suite Classic Web Client Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forged Share InvitationPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-63081 Cross-site scripting in Zimbra Collaboration SuitePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-63079 Zimbra Collaboration Suite Modern Web Client Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forged Share InvitationPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g2j-34p9-p684
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2026-93643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93643 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g2j-34p9-p684 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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