CVE-2026-44462CWE-184

Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions

Medium · published May 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00467 · 39.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-184 · Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Published
2026-05-28T16:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 16:13Z
    Zed: Allowlist Bypass via Bash Variable Expansion Chain in Terminal Tool Permissions
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