VDB-366791 · CVE-2026-44465 · GHSA-fj2r-rmw6-h222

zed-industries zed up to 0.227.0 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in zed-industries zed up to 0.227.0. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-44465. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in zed-industries zed up to 0.227.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-44465 since 05/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 317948 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44465), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.227.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (317948). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

zed-industries

Name

Version

0.227

Website

Product: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.6
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 317948
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44465

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: zed 0.227.1

Timelineinfo

05/06/2026 CVE reserved
05/28/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
05/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/01/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-fj2r-rmw6-h222
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44465 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-366791

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2026 19:58
Updated: 06/01/2026 14:58
Changes: 05/28/2026 19:58 (64), 06/01/2026 14:58 (2)
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