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CVE-2026-93627 Zimbra CVE debrief
A vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite allows unauthenticated senders to cancel or modify meetings in recipients' calendars by forging iCalendar CANCEL and REQUEST components. This issue affects ZCS versions 10.1.16 and 10.1.21. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modifications of calendar events, potentially disrupting meeting schedules and communications. Defenders should assess exposure and prioritize updates to prevent exploitation. The CVE Program and NVD provide official records of the vulnerability, while Zimbra's security advisories and Rapid7's blog post offer additional context.
- Vendor
- Zimbra
- Product
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-10-23
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-10-28
- Advisory published
- 2026-10-23
- Advisory updated
- 2026-10-28
Who should care
Defenders responsible for Zimbra Collaboration Suite instances should assess exposure and prioritize updates to prevent unauthorized calendar modifications. This includes reviewing the current version of ZCS, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and implementing necessary security measures. Additionally, security teams should monitor calendar modifications for suspicious activity and review compensating controls for exposed systems.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-93627 allows unauthenticated senders to modify calendar events in Zimbra Collaboration Suite, requiring defenders to verify and update instances to prevent exploitation.
- Potential unauthorized modifications to calendar events
- Possible disruption to meeting schedules and communications
- Need for verification of Zimbra Collaboration Suite versions and updates
- Potential impact on organizational productivity and communication
Technical summary
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated sender to cancel or modify an existing meeting in a recipient's calendar by supplying a forged iCalendar CANCEL or REQUEST component. This occurs automatically during email delivery without recipient interaction. The issue affects ZCS versions 10.1.16 and 10.1.21, and defenders should prioritize verifying and updating Zimbra Collaboration Suite instances to prevent unauthorized calendar modifications. The vulnerability can be mitigated by verifying the authenticity of iCalendar components and implementing additional security measures.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating Zimbra Collaboration Suite instances to prevent unauthorized calendar modifications.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify Zimbra Collaboration Suite version and update to a fixed version if necessary
- Implement additional authentication checks for iCalendar components
- Monitor calendar modifications for suspicious activity
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Evidence notes
The CVE Program and NVD provide official records of the vulnerability. Zimbra's security advisories and Rapid7's blog post offer additional context. To verify the vulnerability, defenders should review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance. They should also plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-93627 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93627
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-93627 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93627
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Zimbra Collaboration Suite Calendar Processing Authentication Bypass via Forged iCalendar CANCEL
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93627.json
cve_program_cvelist_v5
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
Supplemental source - vendor-advisory
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ve-breaking-zimbra-identity-boundaries-part-1/
Supplemental source - related
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.