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In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.1 command injection was possible in untrusted projects via Tomcat run configurations on WSL

7.8HighCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
No fix listed
Who is exposed
Not reported
Published
Last modified
14/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA has a command injection flaw in its Tomcat run configurations on WSL that affects untrusted projects. An attacker with local access can exploit it without logging in, but it requires a user to take an action, such as opening the project.

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In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3, 2026.2.1 command injection was possible in untrusted projects via Tomcat run configurations on WSL

cve.now Index

14Pcve.now Index 14 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation0/40No signal
  • Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity8.8/10CVSS 7.8, total technical impact per CISA
  • No patch5/5No patch listed yet

What would change the score

  • Would score about 69 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 64 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 36 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now
  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

    Version range not reported

Evidence 1

  1. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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