CVE-2026-44462

May 28, 2026, 6:55 p.m.

6.4
Medium

Description

Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Zed
  • Zed
  • <0.229.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-184
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a zed zed <0.229.0 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

6.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: May 28, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 28, 2026, 6:55 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

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More info

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