CVE-2026-27800 — Zed has Zip Slip Path Traversal in Extension Archive Extraction

CVE-2026-27800

Zed has Zip Slip Path Traversal in Extension Archive Extraction PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
zed-industries / zed	affected < 0.224.4

CWE

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-v385-xh3h-rrfr

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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