CVE-2019-9670: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the mailboxd component.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite contains an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability.
- Who is affected
- Users of Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Patch Zimbra Collaboration Suite to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9670
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2019-9670Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-9670 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Synacor Zimbra Collaboration
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownVulnerability in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration (July 7, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-07
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-48700: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-04-20
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-66376: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-03-18
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- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-68645: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-01-22
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-27915: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-10-07
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