JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA < 2026.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 338359

Synopsis

The integrated development environment installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA installed on the remote host is prior to 2026.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.1 RCE via Markdown export tool was possible. (CVE-2026-75056)

- In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.1 SSRF was possible via the DevKit debug listener endpoint.
(CVE-2026-75053)

- In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.1 SSRF was possible via the OpenAPI preview proxy in untrusted projects. (CVE-2026-75054)

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

Solution

Upgrade to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA version 2026.2.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 338359

File Name: jetbrains_intellij_idea_2026_2_1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.77

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-75056

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jetbrains:intellij_idea

Required KB Items: installed_sw/JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-75052, CVE-2026-75053, CVE-2026-75054, CVE-2026-75055, CVE-2026-75056, CVE-2026-75058

CWE: 611, 77, 78, 918