GitHub Copilot for JetBrains < 1.13.0 RCE (CVE-2026-50510) (July 2026)

high Nessus Plugin ID 326865

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The GitHub Copilot for JetBrains plugin installed on the remote host is prior to version 1.13.0. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability:

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the GitHub Copilot plugin for JetBrains IDEs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. (CVE-2026-50510)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the GitHub Copilot for JetBrains plugin to version 1.13.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 326865

File Name: jetbrains_plugin_github_copilot_CVE-2026-50510.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/14/2026

Updated: 7/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.11

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-50510

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jetbrains:intellij_idea

Required KB Items: installed_sw/jetbrains-plugin::github-copilot-intellij

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-50510

Detections

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