Vulnerability · CVE-2026-44462
Zed is a code editor.
Published May 28, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Zed is a code
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44462. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of Zed is a code is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Zed is a code).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.47%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe zed/zed
Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
Are you affected?
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- cpe zed/zedversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-44462
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44462. EPSS is 0.47%. Act only if a listed version of Zed is a code is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-184. EPSS 0.47%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 28, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-44462
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-44462
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-44462
Zed is a code editor. Prior to 0.229.0, Zed's terminal tool permission system can be bypassed via bash variable expansion chaining (${var@P}), allowing arbitrary command execution under an allowlisted command prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.229.0.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.