TI-2026-86012 Aliases CVE-2026-123853 GHSA-r6mf-jw65-qgc8

Code execution in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Safe Mode via JVM options

LOW 35CWE-829Published 2026-11-06 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.2 allows code execution in Safe Mode through JVM options of the build process that a project controls. The flaw is the inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere (CWE-829), so project-supplied settings are trusted. A local attacker with no privileges needs a user to interact with a crafted project to run code, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.2 code execution was possible in Safe Mode via project-controlled JVM options of the build process

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains): 2026.3, 2026.2.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
JetBrains	IntelliJ IDEA	before 2026.3, 2026.2.2	2026.3, 2026.2.2	Patch available	CNA

IntelliJ IDEA VendorJetBrains Affected before 2026.3, 2026.2.2 Fixed in 2026.3, 2026.2.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea::::::::	—	—	JetBrains

cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·JetBrains

Remediation

Upgrade JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA to 2026.3 or 2026.2.2.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Fix · CNA IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.3, 2026.2.2

Timeline

2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123853
2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-r6mf-jw65-qgc8
2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

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

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Sources

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