CVE-2024-27442 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker with zimbra user access can escalate privileges to root via improper argument handling in the zmmailboxdmgr binary.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27442?
CVE-2024-27442 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zimbra Collaboration.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39fv-qp4h-m8jw.