CVE-2026-44465 HIGH

CVE-2026-44465: Zed: Zed IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via untrusted repository with poisoned .git/config

Vendor Zed-Industries
Product zed
Weakness CWE-78
Published May 28, 2026
Last update May 29, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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