CVE-2026-27800

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22 Path Traversal
Publication date:
26/02/2026
Last modified:
04/03/2026

Description

Zed, a code editor, has a Zip Slip (Path Traversal) vulnerability exists in its extension archive extraction functionality prior to version 0.224.4. The `extract_zip()` function in `crates/util/src/archive.rs` fails to validate ZIP entry filenames for path traversal sequences (e.g., `../`). This allows a malicious extension to write files outside its designated sandbox directory by downloading and extracting a crafted ZIP archive. Version 0.224.4 fixes the issue.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:zed:zed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.224.4 (excluding)