CVE-2025-71275
Received
Published: 24 Mar 2026, 15:21
Last modified:24 Mar 2026, 15:51
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100 CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
24 Mar 2026, 15:21
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
24 Mar 2026, 15:51
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) PostJournal service version 8.8.15 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by exploiting improper sanitization of the RCPT TO parameter via SMTP injection. Attackers can inject shell expansion syntax through the RCPT TO parameter to achieve remote code execution under the Zimbra service context.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-78•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
Affected Systems
- zimbra•zimbra collaboration suite
8.8.15