CVE-2025-27915: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
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 a cross-site scripting vulnerability that exists in the Classic Web Client due to insufficient sanitization of HTML content in ICS files. When a user views an e-mail message containing a malicious ICS entry, its embedded JavaScript executes via an ontoggle event inside a tag. This allows an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript within the victim's session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as setting e-mail filters to redirect messages to an attacker-controlled address. As a result, an attacker can perform unauthorized actions on the victim's account, including e-mail redirection and data exfiltration.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of HTML content in ICS files.
- Who is affected
- Users of the Classic Web Client in Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27915
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-2025-27915Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 90% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-27915 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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