Exploited CVEs / Synacor / CVE-2024-45519

CVE-2024-45519

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Command Execution Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2024-10-24 (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

CriticalCISA KEV

9.8

CVSS v3 base

100%

EPSS exploit probability

Critical

Severity

2024-10-03

Added to KEV

2024-10-24 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS v3 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2024-10-03.

Senserva AI read on CVE-2024-45519 CISA required action Official fix for CVE-2024-45519 Admin questions

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-45519

Zimbra's postjournal service can be made to execute commands by an unauthenticated sender, and exploitation began with attackers simply emailing malicious SMTP traffic to vulnerable servers. The EPSS score is a maximum 100%, the Severity rating is Critical at CVSS 9.8, and CISA confirmed attacks on 2024-10-03. Zimbra servers are disproportionately run by governments, universities, and SMBs, populations that patch slowly and hold valuable mail.

Do this: Patch Zimbra now, or disable the postjournal service if you cannot, and inspect the server for web shells.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-45519

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I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2024-45519, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2024-45519.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2024-45519: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Command Execution Vulnerability
- Affected: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)
- Severity: Critical, CVSS v3 9.8; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 100%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2024-10-03; federal remediation due 2024-10-24
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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 now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

The fix ships from the vendor: Zimbra Security Center.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2024-10-24; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 19, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-45519

Published: 2024-10-03
Last revised: 2024-10-03
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

Drawn by Senserva Vivid from the Senserva change record. Hover any point for its date and value.

2024-10-03 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 9.8; EPSS first scored at 99.9%
2026-08-15 EPSS 99.9% to 99.9%
2026-08-16 EPSS 99.9% to 99.9%

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: 2024-10-24 (past due).

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official fix for CVE-2024-45519

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-2024-45519

Is CVE-2024-45519 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-45519 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2024-10-03, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 100%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2024-45519?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2024-10-24, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What fixes CVE-2024-45519?

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-2024-45519?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-45519'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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