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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Zed: Zed IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via untrusted repository with poisoned .git/config | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-28T16:10:58.198Z
Reserved: 2026-05-06T15:49:25.193Z
Link: CVE-2026-44465
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-28T17:16:30.043
Modified: 2026-05-28T17:16:30.043
Link: CVE-2026-44465
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Updated: 2026-05-28T18:30:23Z