Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash arithmetic expansion $((...)), allowing execution of arbitrary commands nested inside an allowlisted command like echo. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.

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Thu, 28 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zed-industries
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Thu, 28 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash arithmetic expansion $((...)), allowing execution of arbitrary commands nested inside an allowlisted command like echo. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
Title Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Arithmetic Expansion in Terminal Tool Permissions
Weaknesses CWE-78
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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:10:59.051Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T15:49:25.193Z

Link: CVE-2026-44466

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:10:16.026Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-28T17:16:30.317

Modified: 2026-05-28T18:55:06.837

Link: CVE-2026-44466

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Updated: 2026-05-28T19:30:16Z

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