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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-27926

Collaboration Cross-Site Scripting

Zimbra / Collaboration

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Severity
CVSS 6.1 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
17.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-27926 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Zimbra Collaboration. A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /public/launchNewWindow.jsp component of Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS)...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Zimbra / Collaboration.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Collaboration Cross-Site Scripting

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /public/launchNewWindow.jsp component of Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 9.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via request parameters.

Published
20 Apr 2022
Exploitation Reported
03 Apr 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

nuclei_scanner cisa windows

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 03 Apr 2023

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-04-03 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-09-21 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-27926.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.1 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

17.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE-79

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.1 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 4.3 Medium

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) - Cross Site Scripting

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. 23:23 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-27926",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.17634,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}