---
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'
---

## Overview

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

- `zed < 0.218.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `zed 0.218.2`