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.

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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zed
Zed zed
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zed:zed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zed
Zed zed

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zed-industries
Zed-industries zed
Vendors & Products Zed-industries
Zed-industries zed

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Symlink Escape in Agent File Tools
Weaknesses CWE-59
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-28T04:55:28.156Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T03:24:57.793Z

Link: CVE-2026-27967

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-26T17:05:23.146Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-26T00:16:27.137

Modified: 2026-03-05T16:10:10.473

Link: CVE-2026-27967

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-26T13:10:35Z

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