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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| 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-25T23:33:21.477Z
Reserved: 2026-02-25T03:24:57.793Z
Link: CVE-2026-27967
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-26T00:16:27.137
Modified: 2026-02-26T00:16:27.137
Link: CVE-2026-27967
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-26T13:10:35Z
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