{"id":"CVE-2025-68432","title":"Zed, a code editor, has an aribtrary code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 0.218.2-pre","summary":"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` subdirect…","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-77"],"vendor":"zed","product":"zed","affected":["zed < 0.218.2"],"patched":["zed 0.218.2"],"published":"2025-12-17","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T11:10:00.203","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68432","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/security/advisories/GHSA-29cp-2hmh-hcxj","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://zed.dev/blog/secure-by-default","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00284,"epssPercentile":0.19319,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T11:23:51.130Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68432","body":"## Overview\n\nZed, 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `zed < 0.218.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `zed 0.218.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}