VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-27967

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Zed, a code editor, has a symlink escape vulnerability in versions prior to 0.225.9 in Agent file tools (`read_file`, `edit_file`). It allows reading and writing files **outside the project directory** when a project contains symbolic links pointing to external paths. This bypasses the intended workspace boundary and privacy protections (`file_scan_exclusions`, `private_files`), potentially leaking sensitive user data to the LLM. Version 0.225.9 fixes the issue.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-59

Primary references