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, 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
References
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: 2026-02-25T23:33:21.477Z

Updated: 2026-02-25T23:33:21.477Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-27967

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-27967

cve-icon Redhat

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