CVE-2026-44465

HIGH

Zed: Zed IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via untrusted repository with poisoned .git/config

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Zed 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 core.fsmonitor Git configuration option. This allows an attacker to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) when a victim open a folder in untrusted mode. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.227.1.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
zed/zed < 0.227.1
zed-industries/zed < 0.227.1
Published May 28, 2026
Tracked Since May 28, 2026