high
7.8
CWE
755 269
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-27442

First published: Mon Aug 12 2024(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 9.0 and 10.0. The zmmailboxdmgr binary, a component of ZCS, is intended to be executed by the zimbra user with root privileges for specific mailbox operations. However, an attacker can escalate privileges from the zimbra user to root, because of improper handling of input arguments. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges, leading to local privilege escalation.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Zimbra Collaboration Suite>=10.0.0<10.0.7
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p0
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p1
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p10
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p11
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p12
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p13
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p14
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p15
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p16
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p19
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p2
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p20
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p21
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p23
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p24
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p24.1
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p25
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p26
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p27
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p3
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p30
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p31
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p32
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p33
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p34
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p35
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p36
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p37
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p38
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p4
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p5
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p6
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p7
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p7.1
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p8
Zimbra Collaboration Suite=9.0.0-p9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27442?

    CVE-2024-27442 has a critical severity level due to its potential for privilege escalation from the zimbra user to root.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27442?

    To mitigate CVE-2024-27442, update Zimbra Collaboration to version 10.0.8 or 9.0.0-p40 or later releases that address this vulnerability.

  • Which versions of Zimbra Collaboration are affected by CVE-2024-27442?

    CVE-2024-27442 affects Zimbra Collaboration versions 9.0.0 through 10.0.7.

  • What component is responsible for the CVE-2024-27442 vulnerability?

    The vulnerability in CVE-2024-27442 is found in the zmmailboxdmgr binary of Zimbra Collaboration.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2024-27442?

    CVE-2024-27442 allows attackers to escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized root access and full control over the system.

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