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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-41347

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.

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6 Nov 2026, 01:25 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2022-41347

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Sept 2022, 01:29 UTC

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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41347",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2022-41347",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-41347",
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      ],
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.611135224Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "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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      }
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 513839,
  "published_at": "2022-09-26T01:29:48+00:00"
}