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CVE-2026-27976

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Published: Feb 26, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

Description

Zed, a code editor, has an extension installer allows tar/gzip downloads. Prior to version 0.224.4, the tar extractor (`async_tar::Archive::unpack`) creates symlinks from the archive without validation, and the path guard (`writeable_path_from_extension`) only performs lexical prefix checks without resolving symlinks. An attacker can ship a tar that first creates a symlink inside the extension workdir pointing outside (e.g., `escape -> /`), then writes files through the symlink, causing writes to arbitrary host paths. This escapes the extension sandbox and enables code execution. Version 0.224.4 patches the issue.

Affected (1)

Products: Zed: Zed
1 product
Zed
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Before 0.224.4

References (1)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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