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CVE-2026-27967

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2026-02-26 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Zed Zed

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References