FKIE_CVE-2026-27967

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-26 00:16 - Updated: 2026-03-05 16:10
Severity ?
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-786m-x2vc-5235Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zed zed *
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