CVE-2025-55012
HIGHZed < 0.197.3 Agent Panel - Permission Bypass Code Execution
Title source: manualDescription
Zed is a multiplayer code editor. Prior to version 0.197.3, in the Zed Agent Panel allowed for an AI agent to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by bypassing user permission checks. An AI Agent could have exploited a permissions bypass vulnerability to create or modify a project-specific configuration file, leading to the execution of arbitrary commands on a victim's machine without the explicit approval that would otherwise be required. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.197.3. A workaround for this issue involves either avoid sending prompts to the Agent Panel, or to limit the AI Agent's file system access.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-x34m-39xw-g2wr
Scores
CVSS v4
8.5
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.9%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-284
CWE-288
Status
published
Products (1)
zed-industries/zed
< 0.197.3
Published
Aug 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026