CVE-2026-27976: Zed Extension Sandbox Escape via Tar Symlink Following
zed-industries · zed
Affected: zed-industries · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 53% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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 products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- zed-industries · zed< 0.224.4
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- zed-industries
- Published
- February 2026
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