Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-68645
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Webmail Classic UI of Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 10.0 and 10.1 because of improper handling of user-supplied request parameters in the RestFilter servlet. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft requests to the /h/rest endpoint to influence internal request dispatching, allowing inclusion of arbitrary files from the WebRoot directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 23, 2026, 6:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability that could allow for remote attackers to craft requests to the /h/rest endpoint to influence internal request dispatching, allowing inclusion of arbitrary files from the WebRoot directory.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68645

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-68645 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zimbra collaboration
1 Synacor zimbra_collaboration_suite
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Apply vendor patches for Zimbra Collaboration to fix Local File Inclusion vulnerability.
  • Update Zimbra Collaboration to the latest available version.
  • Apply vendor-provided security patches immediately.
  • Review and sanitize all user inputs.
  • Restrict access to sensitive files.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-68645 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-68645.

URL Resource
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Responsible_Disclosure_Policy Product
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68645 US Government Resource
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-68645 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-68645 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2026, 4:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-68645 - A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Webmail Classic UI of Zimbra Collaboration

Updated: 1 month ago
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Born at : Jan. 1, 2026, 10:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Academic proof-of-concept demonstrating CVE-2025-68645 for authorized security research.

zimbra cve-2025-68645 cve-2025-68645-poc cve-2025-68645-zimbra

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Born at : Dec. 30, 2025, 11:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-68645

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Dec. 25, 2025, 2:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Python HTML

Updated: 1 month ago
1409 stars 236 fork 236 watcher
Born at : Feb. 19, 2019, 10:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-68645 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • TheCyberThrone
CISA KEV Alert: 5 Critical Vulnerabilities Added to Catalog

January 24, 2026As a cybersecurity analyst tracking threat intelligence, In a rapid-fire update, CISA added four flaws on January 22 and one on January 23, 2026, confirming active exploitation across ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 24, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • The Cyber Express
CISA Adds Five Enterprise Software Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five enterprise software flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog in an 18-hour span. On January 22, CISA a ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
CISA confirms active exploitation of four enterprise software bugs

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. warned of active exploitation of four vulnerabilities impacting enterprise software from Versa and Zimbra, the Vite frontend too ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
CISA Updates KEV Catalog with Four Actively Exploited Software Vulnerabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in t ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • security.nl
VS meldt misbruik van lekken in Zimbra, Versa Concerto en Vite

Aanvallers maken actief misbruik van relatief nieuwe kwetsbaarheden in Zimbra, Versa Concerto en Vite, zo waarschuwt het Amerikaanse cyberagentschap CISA. Misbruik van deze lekken was nog niet bekend. ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
CISA Adds 4 Critical Flaws to “Must-Patch” List as Exploits Surge

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog with four dangerous new entries, signaling that hackers are actively weaponizi ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
Zimbra Under Siege: High-Severity LFI Vulnerability Exposes Internal Files to Unauthenticated Attackers

Administrators of the popular Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) are being urged to patch immediately after the discovery of two distinct security vulnerabilities. The most severe of the pair allows una ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 25, 2025 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-68645 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.13 OR *cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.13
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68645 Types: US Government Resource
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 22, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68645
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.13
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Responsible_Disclosure_Policy Types: Product
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-98
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Webmail Classic UI of Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 10.0 and 10.1 because of improper handling of user-supplied request parameters in the RestFilter servlet. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft requests to the /h/rest endpoint to influence internal request dispatching, allowing inclusion of arbitrary files from the WebRoot directory.
    Added Reference https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
    Added Reference https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Responsible_Disclosure_Policy
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
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