CVE-2026-44462: CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in zed-industries 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 (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-44462 is a vulnerability in zed-industries' zed code editor affecting versions before 0.229.0. The terminal tool permission system can be bypassed using bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands despite restrictions intended to limit command execution to an allowlisted prefix. This is classified under CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs). The vulnerability is resolved in version 0.229.0.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the terminal environment of the zed editor under an allowlisted command prefix, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact as per the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade zed to version 0.229.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application and not a cloud service, users must apply the update themselves. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor stating the issue is fixed in 0.229.0.
CVE-2026-44462: CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in zed-industries zed
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 (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-44462 is a vulnerability in zed-industries' zed code editor affecting versions before 0.229.0. The terminal tool permission system can be bypassed using bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands despite restrictions intended to limit command execution to an allowlisted prefix. This is classified under CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs). The vulnerability is resolved in version 0.229.0.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the terminal environment of the zed editor under an allowlisted command prefix, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact as per the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade zed to version 0.229.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application and not a cloud service, users must apply the update themselves. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor stating the issue is fixed in 0.229.0.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-06T15:49:25.193Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1871e7e29bf47b501244da
Added to database: 5/28/2026, 4:48:39 PM
Last enriched: 5/28/2026, 5:05:05 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 4:27:29 PM
Views: 9
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