CVE-2026-44465 PUBLISHED

Zed: Zed IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via untrusted repository with poisoned .git/config

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 06.05.2026 Published: 28.05.2026 Updated: 29.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.6

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	zed-industries
Product	zed
Versions	Version < 0.227.1 is affected

References

https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-fj2r-rmw6-h222

Problem Types

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE