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IntelliJ IDEA EUVDEUVD-2026-33390

| CVE-2026-49382 HIGH
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine (CWE-1336)
2026-05-29 JetBrains GHSA-fwch-gx6q-xhxg
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious Copyright template payload
  2. Delivery
    Deliver via shared/cloned project
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens project in IntelliJ IDEA
  4. Execution
    Copyright plugin evaluates template
  5. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code as developer

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Template injection prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to be running IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.1 and to open or process content that causes the Copyright plugin's template engine to evaluate an attacker-supplied copyright template expression - for example opening/importing a project or copyright profile carrying the injected template. Limiting factors are significant: the CVSS vector is AV:L (local, not remotely reachable) and UI:R (the developer must take an action such as opening the malicious project or triggering copyright-header generation), and the Copyright plugin must be enabled and its template evaluated. There is no unauthenticated network exploitation path; execution occurs only with the victim's local privileges after their interaction.

Impact

The signals are internally consistent and point to a real but non-urgent priority. The CVSS base score of 7.8 (High) is driven by full C/I/A impact once triggered, but the vector requires local access and user interaction (AV:L/UI:R), meaning a victim must open a crafted project or profile rather than being attacked over the network. This aligns with SSVC (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial) and an EPSS of 0.00%, indicating no observed exploitation and no ease of mass automation. It is not KEV-listed and no public exploit is identified, so this is a patch-in-normal-cycle item for developer endpoints rather than an emergency; the primary residual risk is supply-chain-style abuse where a developer is lured into opening a malicious repository containing a weaponized Copyright profile.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker publishes or shares a repository containing a malicious IntelliJ Copyright profile with a template payload; when a developer clones and opens the project and the copyright template is evaluated, arbitrary code runs under the developer's account. No public proof-of-concept is available, and the local vector with required user interaction means the attack depends on social engineering the victim into opening the crafted project.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Jul 22, 2026

Code execution in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA prior to 2026.1 is achievable through server-side template injection (SSTI) in the built-in Copyright plugin, which lets an attacker embed executable template expressions into copyright profile configurations. Because the CVSS vector is local with required user interaction (AV:L/UI:R), exploitation hinges on a developer opening or importing a malicious project/profile that triggers the injected template, running with the victim's privileges. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is 0.00%, consistent with the SSVC 'exploitation: none' assessment.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 May 29, 2026 - 18:56 CVSS 4.5

Template injection (SSTI) in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA's Copyright plugin before version 2026.1 enables local code execution when a victim interacts with a maliciously crafted copyright template. The flaw, rooted in CWE-1336 (improper neutralization of template engine special elements), requires both local access and user interaction, and carries a CVSS score of 4.5 (Medium) reflecting these significant constraints. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade IntelliJ IDEA to 2026.1 or later, the first release where the Copyright plugin template injection is fixed, as documented at https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/. Until the update is deployed, reduce exposure by not opening or importing untrusted projects and, where feasible, avoiding importing third-party copyright profiles; treat repository-supplied .idea/copyright configurations as untrusted and review them before opening, since the injected template executes when the profile is evaluated. If the Copyright plugin is not needed for a given workflow, disabling it removes the vulnerable code path at the cost of losing automated copyright-header insertion. Confirm patched versions via the vendor page and cross-check the EUVD/NVD advisories above.

Affected VersionsENISA

IntelliJ IDEA 0 <2026.1

Affected Packages

euvd intellij_idea fix: 2026.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

IntelliJ IDEA's Copyright plugin lets users define copyright notice profiles using a template/expression language (velocity-style scripting) that is evaluated to render dynamic copyright headers into source files. CWE-1336 (improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine, i.e., SSTI) indicates that attacker-controlled template content is passed to the template engine without sufficient sandboxing, so directives that reach out to Java runtime objects can execute arbitrary code within the IDE process. The single affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*, and the tags (SSTI, RCE) confirm the class is template-injection-driven remote/arbitrary code execution constrained to the IDE's local execution context.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.8 HIGH

SSTI runs code locally after a user opens a crafted project, so AV:L and UI:R; no prior privileges needed (PR:N) and full code execution yields C:H/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Updated
Jul 22, 2026 - 06:29 vuln.today
v2 - CVSS changed
Severity Changed
Jul 22, 2026 - 06:22 NVD
MEDIUM HIGH
CVSS changed
Jul 22, 2026 - 06:22 NVD
4.5 (MEDIUM) 7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
May 29, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD

DescriptionNVD

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.1 code execution was possible via template injection in the Copyright plugin

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A code execution vulnerability in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA (CVE-2026-49382) affects developer machines when a malicious project is opened, potentially granting attackers access to source code repositories, development credentials, and build systems. Although no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the compromise of development environments poses significant supply chain and intellectual property risks to the organization.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 100% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely used enterprise Java IDE across development teams
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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