CVE-2026-44465
Received
Received - Intake
Remote Code Execution in Zed IDE via Malicious Git Config
Publication date: 2026-05-28
Last updated on: 2026-05-28
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| zed | zed | to 0.227.1 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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