CVE-2026-50056

Zimbra Collaboration Suite Local Privilege Escalation via zmmailboxdmgr JVM Argument Injection

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the zmmailboxdmgr launcher of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows the Unix zimbra account to execute arbitrary commands as root. The passwordless sudo interface accepts JVM arguments that are not adequately restricted. An attacker can postpone Jetty's privilege drop, register an OnOutOfMemoryError command and force heap exhaustion during startup, causing the command to execute while the JVM still runs as root. Exploitation requires local command execution as zimbra on a mailbox server and interrupts mailboxd during the malicious restart. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 are affected.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Zimbra
Zimbra zimbra Collaboration Suite
Vendors & Products Zimbra
Zimbra zimbra Collaboration Suite
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Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the zmmailboxdmgr launcher of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows the Unix zimbra account to execute arbitrary commands as root. The passwordless sudo interface accepts JVM arguments that are not adequately restricted. An attacker can postpone Jetty's privilege drop, register an OnOutOfMemoryError command and force heap exhaustion during startup, causing the command to execute while the JVM still runs as root. Exploitation requires local command execution as zimbra on a mailbox server and interrupts mailboxd during the malicious restart. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.21 are affected.
Title Zimbra Collaboration Suite Local Privilege Escalation via zmmailboxdmgr JVM Argument Injection
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 10:45 AM
Reserved
Jun 3, 2026, 9:35 AM
Status
Undergoing Analysis
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 11:17 AM