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.
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Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zed
Zed zed
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zed:zed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zed
Zed zed

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zed-industries
Zed-industries zed
Vendors & Products Zed-industries
Zed-industries zed

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions
Weaknesses CWE-184
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T15:15:44.226Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T15:49:25.193Z

Link: CVE-2026-44462

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-29T15:15:40.841Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-28T17:16:29.623

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:50:40.700

Link: CVE-2026-44462

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:00:16Z

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