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Description

Zed is a multiplayer code editor. Prior to version 0.197.3, in the Zed Agent Panel allowed for an AI agent to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by bypassing user permission checks. An AI Agent could have exploited a permissions bypass vulnerability to create or modify a project-specific configuration file, leading to the execution of arbitrary commands on a victim's machine without the explicit approval that would otherwise be required. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.197.3. A workaround for this issue involves either avoid sending prompts to the Agent Panel, or to limit the AI Agent's file system access.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-04 | Published 2025-08-11 | Updated 2025-08-12 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Product status

< 0.197.3
affected

References

github.com/...es/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-x34m-39xw-g2wr

cve.org (CVE-2025-55012)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-55012)

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