High
Security advisory
An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.x and 9.x (e.g., 8.8.15). The Sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the NGINX binary as root with arbitrary parameters. As part of its intended functionality, NGINX 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-2022-41347
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 01:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 8.8.x and 9.x (e.g., 8.8.15). The Sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the NGINX binary as root with arbitrary parameters. As part of its intended functionality, NGINX can load a user-defined configuration file, which includes plugins in the form of .so files, which also execute as root.
osv:CVE-2022-41347
Complete source record
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"references": [
"https://darrenmartyn.ie/2021/10/25/zimbra-nginx-local-root-exploit/",
"https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center",
"https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories",
"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/41xxx/CVE-2022-41347.json",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41347",
"https://github.com/darrenmartyn/zimbra-hinginx"
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