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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-44462 · published 28 May 2026

CVE-2026-44462: Zed vulnerability

Zed · Zed

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.47% · top 62.1% CWE-184 · CWE-184
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.47%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 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.

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

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-rqq3-p6x4-q866 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-44462), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.