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TI-2026-79900 Aliases CVE-2026-50057GHSA-h6p2-5x3j-hpj8

Zimbra Collaboration Suite lets local users gain root via Postfix sudo

Priority LOW 36CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) MTA package through 10.1.21 is affected. The installed sudo policy lets the zimbra account run Postfix administration commands as root without a password or argument limits. The flaw is an incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732). A local user with command execution as zimbra can make root run an attacker-chosen program.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) MTA package allows the Unix zimbra account to execute arbitrary commands as root. The installed sudo policy permits passwordless root execution of Postfix administration commands without restricting their arguments. An attacker can select a zimbra-controlled daemon_directory in the Postfix configuration and invoke postfix set-permissions, causing Postfix to execute the attacker's post-install program as root. The Postfix configuration directory is also writable by zimbra, so restricting postconf alone does not remove the execution path. Exploitation requires local command execution as zimbra on an MTA node. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 are affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00269 19th 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
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZimbraZimbra Collaboration Suiteup to 10.1.21—No fix listedCNA
  • Zimbra Collaboration Suite VendorZimbra Affected up to 10.1.21 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Synacor
  • cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Synacor

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Zimbra Collaboration Suite.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50057
  2. 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-h6p2-5x3j-hpj8
  3. 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-24 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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