CVE-2026-44461

HIGH EPSS 17.0%
Published May 28, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.6 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 28, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.227.1, Zed builds SSH/WSL remote commands as a shell command string that starts with exec env ..., but environment variable keys are inserted without shell quoting or validation. If an attacker can control an environment variable key (for example via project terminal settings), shell expansions in the key (such as $(...)) are evaluated by the remote shell when a terminal is opened. This can lead to arbitrary command execution on the remote host under the victim user's account. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.227.1.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
zedzed* <0.227.1

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-63qj-jc2q-7hg5
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.