CVE-2025-55012

Arbitrary command execution via project-settings permission bypass

Published Aug 11, 2025 · Updated Aug 12, 2025

Remote code execution in the Zed Agent Panel before 0.197.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute commands via hidden prompts. The edit_file tool can write .zed/settings.json inside a project and enable always_allow_tool_actions, bypassing confirmation for terminal use. Exploitation requires a prompt reaching an Agent Panel session with file-writing access; successful abuse runs commands with the editor user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in the Zed Agent Panel before 0.197.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute commands via hidden prompts. The edit_file tool can write .zed/settings.json inside a project and enable always_allow_tool_actions, bypassing confirmation for terminal use. Exploitation requires a prompt reaching an Agent Panel session with file-writing access; successful abuse runs commands with the editor user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-55012
Published
Aug 11, 2025
Updated
Aug 12, 2025
Vendor
Zed Industries
Product
Zed
Classifications
CWE-284, CWE-288, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.197.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Zed Industries · Zedversion=< 0.197.3

Published CVSS scores

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

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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