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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

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