Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious project with script constraints
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DeliveryDeliver via repo/sample lure
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ExploitVictim opens untrusted project in IntelliJ IDEA
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ExecutionStructural Search evaluates constraints
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ImpactArbitrary code executes as user
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Trusted source inclusion only
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-supplied 'untrusted' project in IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.3, where malicious Structural Search script constraints then execute code. Limiting factors: the attack is local (AV:L) and requires user interaction (UI:R) - the developer must actively open the malicious project; it does not work remotely over the network without that action. No authentication on the target is needed (PR:N), and default configurations are affected once an untrusted project is opened, but social-engineering the victim into opening the project is a practical prerequisite. |
| Impact | This is a genuine code-execution flaw (CWE-829, inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere) but its real-world risk is moderate and gated by the local attack vector. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 7.8) tells a consistent story: exploitation is not remote-over-network but requires a victim developer to open an attacker-supplied ('untrusted') project in IntelliJ IDEA (UI:R), after which Structural Search script constraints execute attacker-controlled code with full C/I/A impact in the user's context. PR:N is correct because the attacker needs no credentials on the target - they only need to get their malicious project opened. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC referenced, so this is no public exploit identified at time of analysis rather than an actively exploited threat. The 7.8 is driven by triple-High impact, not by ease of mass exploitation; the local vector plus required user interaction meaningfully lowers practical risk versus a network-reachable RCE. Note also that the input Tag 'Information Disclosure' contradicts the description, which describes RCE with full integrity/availability impact - the tag appears mislabeled. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious project (e.g., distributed via a repository, sample, or supply-chain lure) containing Structural Search script constraints that execute arbitrary code. A developer clones and opens it in a vulnerable IntelliJ IDEA (before 2026.2.3) in an untrusted context, and the script constraints run, giving the attacker code execution in the developer's session. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026
Local code execution in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.3 is possible when a developer opens an attacker-supplied untrusted project, because malicious Structural Search script constraints then run within the IDE. The flaw is assessed as CVSS 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), meaning exploitation is local and requires the victim to open the project, but no target authentication is needed and default configurations are affected once that action occurs. No public exploit or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis; the risk is real but gated by social engineering and the local attack vector.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 2026.2.3. Upgrade JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA to version 2026.2.3 or later as the primary remediation, and verify the update through the vendor's advisory at https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/. If immediate patching is not possible, avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited projects, and consider disabling or restricting Structural Search script constraints in the IDE settings where the product allows it; this may break legitimate custom structural search patterns and reduce developer functionality. Because exploitation requires the victim to open a malicious project locally, user awareness and project trust prompts are important compensating controls, but they do not eliminate the risk once a malicious untrusted project is opened.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is rooted in CWE-829, inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere, and affects IntelliJ IDEA's Structural Search feature, which supports script constraints that can execute code during pattern matching. In versions before 2026.2.3, the IDE does not sufficiently isolate or gate these project-supplied script constraints when the project is opened as untrusted, allowing code execution with the privileges of the IntelliJ IDEA process. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all affected IntelliJ IDEA versions; the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) underscores that the attack is local and interaction-dependent rather than remotely exploitable over a network. Although the supplied tags mention 'Information Disclosure,' the described impact is code execution, so the confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated High.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local vector because the malicious project must be opened in the IDE; UI:R for that action; PR:N as no target credentials are needed; full C/I/A from arbitrary code execution in the user context.
Primary rating from Vendor (JetBrains).
CVSS VectorVendor: JetBrains
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.3 rCE via Structural Search script constraints was possible in untrusted projects
Executive ViewAI
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions before 2026.2.3 contain a local code execution vulnerability that can be triggered when a developer opens an attacker-supplied untrusted project. Successful exploitation could compromise developer workstations, exposing source code, credentials, and internal systems with potential supply chain consequences. Because no vendor patch is currently available and no public exploit has been identified, leadership should prioritize interim risk controls while monitoring for a fix.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Enforce IntelliJ trusted project prompts and safe mode, prohibit opening untrusted projects, disable or restrict Structural Search script constraints, apply least privilege to developer accounts, and monitor endpoint telemetry for unexpected script or process execution from the IDE.
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