← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-27967 · published 26 February 2026

CVE-2026-27967: Zed link following vulnerability

Zed · Zed

Zed, a code editor, has a symlink escape vulnerability in versions prior to 0.225.9 in Agent file tools (`read_file`, `edit_file`). It allows reading and writing files **outside the project directory** when a project contains symbolic links pointing to external paths. This bypasses the intended workspace boundary and privacy protections (`file_scan_exclusions`, `private_files`), potentially leaking sensitive user data to the LLM. Version 0.225.9 fixes the issue.

7.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.21% · top 90.6% CWE-59 · Link following
7.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Zed, a code editor, has a symlink escape vulnerability in versions prior to 0.225.9 in Agent file tools (`read_file`, `edit_file`). It allows reading and writing files **outside the project directory** when a project contains symbolic links pointing to external paths. This bypasses the intended workspace boundary and privacy protections (`file_scan_exclusions`, `private_files`), potentially leaking sensitive user data to the LLM. Version 0.225.9 fixes the issue.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-786m-x2vc-5235 ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

Track CVE-2026-27967 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

8.8CVE-2026-44462Zed vulnerabilityZed 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}), allowi…EPSS 0.47%8.8CVE-2026-27976Zed vulnerabilityZed, a code editor, has an extension installer allows tar/gzip downloads. Prior to version 0.224.4, the tar extractor (`async_tar::Archive::unpack`) …EPSS 0.72%8.6CVE-2026-44465Zed os command injection vulnerabilityZed is a code editor. Prior to 0.227.1, Zed IDE executes arbitrary commands when opening a folder with a malicious .git/config file that abuses the c…EPSS 0.26%8.6CVE-2026-44466Zed os command injection vulnerabilityZed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash arithmetic expansion $((...)), allowing execut…EPSS 0.22%8.6CVE-2026-44461Zed os command injection vulnerabilityZed is a code editor. Prior to 0.227.1, Zed builds SSH/WSL remote commands as a shell command string that starts with exec env ..., but environment v…EPSS 0.25%8.0CVE-2026-25805Zed vulnerabilityZed is a multiplayer code editor. Prior to 0.219.4, Zed does not show with which parameters a tool is being invoked, when asking for allowance. Furth…EPSS 0.38%7.8CVE-2026-44463Zed os command injection vulnerabilityZed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed by prepending environment variable assignments to allow…EPSS 0.22%7.4CVE-2026-27800Zed path traversal vulnerabilityZed, a code editor, has a Zip Slip (Path Traversal) vulnerability exists in its extension archive extraction functionality prior to version 0.224.4. …EPSS 0.42%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-27967), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.