Cross-site scripting in Zimbra Collaboration Suite Briefcase
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) versions from 0 through 10.1.20 are affected, including 10.1.16 and 10.1.20. When a stylesheet contains non-ASCII characters, the DefangFilter leaves the final ASCII segment unsanitized, so CSS URL references survive in documents stored as application/x-zimbra-doc (CWE-79). An authenticated user with Briefcase access can share a crafted document that loads external resources and displays a credential-collection form under the Zimbra origin. The victim must open the document in a browser that renders the content type inline, and credential theft also requires form submission; an exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A CSS sanitization vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows an authenticated user with Briefcase access to publish a document that displays attacker-controlled content under the Zimbra origin. When processing a stylesheet containing non-ASCII characters, DefangFilter appends the final ASCII segment without sanitizing it. HTML stored as application/x-zimbra-doc can therefore retain CSS URL references that the normal sanitizer removes. An attacker can share a crafted document that loads external resources and displays a credential-collection form using Zimbra's own visual assets. Exploitation requires the victim to open the document in a browser that renders the content type inline; credential theft additionally requires form submission. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.20 are affected.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93633
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-x7vx-vqqq-6frh
- 2026-10-24 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-93633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7vx-vqqq-6frh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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