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Untrusted projects trigger automatic uploads in JetBrains PhpStorm

Priority LOW 19CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

JetBrains PhpStorm before 2026.3 is affected. An untrusted project can cause project files to be automatically uploaded to a deployment server, which is an inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere (CWE-829). A local attacker needs a user to open a crafted project, and user interaction is required.

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

Description from the CNA

In JetBrains PhpStorm before 2026.3 project files could be automatically uploaded to a deployment server from untrusted projects

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PhpStorm (JetBrains): 2026.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JetBrainsPhpStormbefore 2026.32026.3Patch availableCNA
  • PhpStorm VendorJetBrains Affected before 2026.3 Fixed in 2026.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:phpstorm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——JetBrains
  • cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:phpstorm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·JetBrains

Remediation

Update JetBrains PhpStorm to version 2026.3 or later.

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

  • Fix · CNA PhpStorm (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    JetBrains PhpStorm 2026.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-86016 XML external entity injection in JetBrains PhpStorm via PHPMDPriority LOW 20

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123858
  2. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-3p5j-c8pm-39vq

References

  • 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