CVE-2026-44462 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-44462: Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions

Vendor Zed-Industries
Product zed
Weakness CWE-184
Published May 28, 2026
Last update May 29, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2026 CVE published
May 29, 2026 Record updated