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CVE-2026-27976
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 t
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"zed","vendor":"zed-industries","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 0.224.4"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:128d1cfb83196532f9fa3d7b44c08c9a50c3480478785b4b679f9cac87f50a8e · sha256:49c3164b42e4891c… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:128d1cfb83196532f9fa3d7b44c08c9a50c3480478785b4b679f9cac87f50a8e · sha256:49c3164b42e4891c… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-61","description":"CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:128d1cfb83196532f9fa3d7b44c08c9a50c3480478785b4b679f9cac87f50a8e · sha256:49c3164b42e4891c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-59p4-3mhm-qm3r","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-59p4-3mhm-qm3r"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:128d1cfb83196532f9fa3d7b44c08c9a50c3480478785b4b679f9cac87f50a8e · sha256:49c3164b42e4891c… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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