Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2019-9670

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published May 29, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)

Patch now

CVE-2019-9670 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 10, 2022. Confirm Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.99%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe synacor/zimbra collaboration suite · vendor Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)

mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability, as demonstrated by Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml.

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  • cpe synacor/zimbra collaboration suite8.7.11
  • vendor Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-9670

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-9670 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 10, 2022. Confirm Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with synacor/zimbra collaboration suite 8.7.11. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-611: XML External Entity (XXE). EPSS 99.99%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 29, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability, as demonstrated by Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml.

  2. Jan 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jul 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability, as demonstrated by Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-9670

    Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the mailboxd component.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-9670

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-9670

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference46693

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/zimbra_xxe_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-9670

    mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability, as demonstrated by Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152487/Zimbra-Collaboration-Autodiscover-Servlet-XXE-ProxyServlet-SSRF.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-9670

    Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the mailboxd component.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.