Hazard

Is CVE-2024-45519 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Command Execution Vulnerability

Synacor · Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)

CVSS 10 EPSS 100% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 24 October 2024

What it is

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains an unspecified vulnerability in the postjournal service that may allow an unauthenticated user to execute commands.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 100%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2024-10-24) has passed
  • CVSS 10 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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