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Zimbra zmslapd arbitrary module load
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-37393
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:20 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2022-37393
Complete source record
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"title": "Zimbra zmslapd arbitrary module load",
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