Stored cross-site scripting in Zimbra Collaboration via From header
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Zimbra Collaboration before 10.1.21 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting through the From email header during HTML reply composition in Classic UI. Insufficient sanitization of the From header value lets a remote attacker send a crafted email that carries a JavaScript payload (CWE-79). When the victim opens the message in Classic UI and clicks Reply while composing in HTML mode with reply headers disabled, the script runs in the victim's browser and can steal session information or act on the victim's behalf. The attack requires user interaction, and no privileges are required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
Zimbra is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the From email header during HTML reply composition in Classic UI. Due to insufficient sanitization of the From header value, a remote attacker can send a crafted email containing a malicious From header with an embedded JavaScript payload. When the victim opens the message in Classic UI and clicks Reply while composing in HTML mode with reply headers disabled, the unsanitized From header content is rendered as HTML and the JavaScript payload executes in the victim's browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal session information or perform actions on behalf of the victim. This issue was fixed in version 10.1.21
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
Upgrade Zimbra Collaboration to version 10.1.21.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
- Fix · CNA Zimbra Collaboration (Synacor) 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 ·
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration 10.1.21
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82516 Stored cross-site scripting in Zimbra via email attachmentsPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66912
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-rprc-q5mj-4mcw
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Synacor vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30554 The postjournal service in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 8.8.15 Patch 46, 9 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-19841 An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17239 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-10792 Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 allows an unauthenticated attacker to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06312 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.8.15 Patch 7 allows SSRF when WebEx zimlet is… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07076 mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-66912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rprc-q5mj-4mcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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