HIGHCVE-2026-27976Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-27976: Zed Extension Sandbox Escape via Tar Symlink Following
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.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- zed-industries / zed< 0.224.4
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H