CVE-2026-73570
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-73570 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-08-21) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2026-73570 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-73570 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability management and prioritize remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities . CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria . Aware of an exploited vulnerability not currently listed in the KEV Catalog? Submit it for potential addition through CISA’s KEV Nomination Form . Potential KEV additions must have a CVE ID, evidence of exploitation, and clear mitigation guidance.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- OS command injection vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands via specially crafted SMTP requests.
- Who is affected
- Unauthenticated attackers can exploit publicly exposed Zimbra Collaboration Suite deployments.
- Urgency
- Critical — actively exploited in the wild with total system compromise capability; federal agencies must prioritize remediation under BOD 26-04.
- Action
- Apply Zimbra security patch immediately; identify and patch all exposed Zimbra instances.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 61% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2026-73570 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (7)
- unknownexploitedZimbra Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert · 2026-08-24
- unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0324 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerability fixed in Zimbra Collaboration Suitencsc-nl · 2026-08-23
- unknownexploitedZimbra security advisory (AV26-816) – Update 1cccs · 2026-08-21
- highexploitedCISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalogcisa · 2026-08-21
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-73570: Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) OS Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-08-21
- unknownexploitedMultiple vulnerabilities in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration (August 19, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-19
- highCVE-2026-73570: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 10.1.20 when…nvd · 2026-08-13
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