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CVE-2022-27925

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted, and the vulnerability is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-09-01 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Zimbra Security Center, linked below.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEVRansomware

7.2

CVSS base

99%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2022-08-11

Added to KEV

2022-09-01 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.2. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-08-11.

Senserva AI read on CVE-2022-27925 CISA required action Official fix for CVE-2022-27925 Admin questions

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2022-27925

Zimbra Collaboration Suite's mboximport function lets an authenticated attacker upload arbitrary files for remote code execution, and in practice the authentication requirement vanished because attackers chained it with the CVE-2022-37042 bypass. Mass exploitation followed, with webshells planted on thousands of mail servers, and ransomware use is confirmed. The 98 percent EPSS score and August 2022 KEV entry mark it as one of the defining Zimbra incidents.

Do this: Patch Zimbra immediately and sweep for webshells and unexpected files in web directories on any server that ran a vulnerable build.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2022-27925

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2022-27925, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2022-27925.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2022-27925: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
- Affected: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)
- Severity: High, CVSS 7.2; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 99%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2022-08-11; federal remediation due 2022-09-01
- Ransomware-linked: YES
- CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) The fastest safe path to remediation. 4) How to check whether my environment is exposed.
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Patch immediately

Exploited in the wild and used in ransomware campaigns.

The fix ships from the vendor: Zimbra Security Center.

Do this now: Move this ahead of everything else in the queue, then verify the fix actually landed on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2022-27925

Published: 2022-08-11
Last revised: 2022-08-11
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

2022-08-11 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 7.2; EPSS first scored at 98.6%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-09-01 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2022-27925

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) advisory on Zimbra Security Center.

Zimbra Security Center CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2022-27925

Is CVE-2022-27925 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-27925 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-08-11, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 99%. CISA also reports it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2022-27925?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-09-01, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2022-27925?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Zimbra Security Center for the patched Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2022-27925?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2022-27925's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

Scope and sources

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Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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