CVE-2026-44462

MEDIUM

Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 33.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-184
Status published
Products (2)
zed/zed < 0.229.0
zed-industries/zed < 0.229.0
Published May 28, 2026
Tracked Since May 28, 2026