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CVE-2026-44462: Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-05-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-184
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.
Affected products
- zed-industries zed: before 0.229.0 — fixed in 0.229.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: zed-industries zed 0.229.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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