CVE-2022-37393

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    CVE-2022-37393

    Published: 16 Aug 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Zimbra zmslapd arbitrary module load

    Details: Zimbra's sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the zmslapd binary as root with arbitrary parameters. As part of its intended functionality, zmslapd can load a user-defined configuration file, which includes plugins in the form of .so files, which also execute as root.

    References: https://attackerkb.com/topics/92AeLOE1M1/cve-2022-37393/rapid7-analysis, https://darrenmartyn.ie/2021/10/27/zimbra-zmslapd-local-root-exploit/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/37xxx/CVE-2022-37393.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37393, https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/16807

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ecfce091cf6203d60de6b38f70570792a3877c08
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    8.7.10
    8.7.11-NA
    8.7.11-p1
    8.7.11-p10
    8.7.11-p11
    8.7.11-p12
    8.7.11-p13
    8.7.11-p14
    8.7.11-p15
    8.7.11-p2
    8.7.11-p3
    8.7.11-p4
    8.7.11-p5
    8.7.11-p6
    8.7.11-p7
    8.7.11-p8
    8.7.11-p9
    8.7.6
    8.7.7
    8.7.9
    8.7.11

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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