XML external entity flaw in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA HTTP Client
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.4 does not restrict XML external entity references in XML responses to HTTP Client requests (CWE-611). A remote attacker who can supply an XML response to a user's HTTP Client request can carry out an XML external entity attack, with low confidentiality impact and user interaction required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.4 xXE attack was possible via an XML response to an HTTP Client request
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA to version 2026.3 or 2026.2.4, which fix this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.3, 2026.2.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3, 2026.2.4
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-85835 Code execution in IntelliJ IDEA via Terraform tool path settingPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-85848 Server-side request forgery in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-85850 Cross-site scripting in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Markdown previewPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123314
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-8w4j-6jq4-r2fj
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More JetBrains vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45031 Deserialization of untrusted data in JetBrains TeamCity KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18053 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 authentication bypass allowing to perform admin actions was possible KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-22884 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05.4 authentication bypass leading to RCE on TeamCity Server was possible KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18054 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 path traversal allowing to perform limited admin actions was possible KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2024-15905 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.3 authentication bypass leading to RCE was possible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24589 Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-123314 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123314 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w4j-6jq4-r2fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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