JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18361
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qpp-88f4-6pg3
References
More JetBrains Intellij Idea vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24589 Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-46342 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2 unauthorized settings modification was possible in a Remote Development session CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-46341 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2 unauthorized input injection was possible in a Remote Development session CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2019-07428 In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate versions, an Application Server run… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06646 In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions, a Spring Boot run configuration with the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09382 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-18361 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18361 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qpp-88f4-6pg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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