Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-68432Zed IDE LSP Binary Configuration Arbitrary Code Execution
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity command injection in zed from zed-industries. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Zed, a code editor, has an aribtrary code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 0.218.2-pre. The Zed IDE loads Language Server Protocol (LSP) configurations from the `settings.json` file located within a project’s `.zed` subdirectory. A malicious LSP configuration can contain arbitrary shell commands that run on the host system with the privileges of the user running the IDE. This can be triggered when a user opens project file for which there is an LSP entry. A concerted effort by an attacker to seed a project settings file (`./zed/settings.json`) with malicious language server configurations could result in arbitrary code execution with the user's privileges if the user opens the project in Zed without reviewing the contents. Version 0.218.2-pre fixes the issue by implementing worktree trust mechanism. As a workaround, users should carefully review the contents of project settings files (`./zed/settings.json`) before opening new projects in Zed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| zed-industries | zed | < 0.218.2-pre |
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-29cp-2hmh-hcxj x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://zed.dev/blog/secure-by-default x_refsource_MISC