CVE-2026-50056
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the zmmailboxdmgr launcher of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows the Unix zimbra account to execute arbitrary commands as root. The passwordless sudo interface accepts JVM arguments that are not adequately restricted. An attacker can postpone Jetty's privilege drop, register an OnOutOfMemoryError command and force heap exhaustion during startup, causing the command to execute while the JVM still runs as root. Exploitation requires local command execution as zimbra on a mailbox server and interrupts mailboxd during the malicious restart. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 are affected.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Undergoing Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-23 14:17:53.187000
Last modified
2026-10-29 11:17:33.530000
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"published": "2026-10-23T14:17:53.187",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T11:17:33.530",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ve-breaking-zimbra-identity-boundaries-part-1/",
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