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CVE-2022-3569

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-3569 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) versions 9.0.0 and prior. It allows a low-privileged 'zimbra' user to execute arbitrary commands as 'root' by manipulating postfix due to incorrect sudo permissions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and local attack vector, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Zimbra sudo + postfix privilege escalation · Oct 13, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/169430/Zimbra-Privilege-Escalation.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17141
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
twitter.com / ldsopreload/status/1580539318879547392
Third Party Advisory