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JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA < 2026.2.2 Information Disclosure (CVE-2026-86501)

low Nessus Plugin ID 344493

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Synopsis

The integrated development environment installed on the remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA installed on the remote host is prior to 2026.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability:

 - In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.2 terminal command input could be written to idea.log.
 (CVE-2026-86501)

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

Solution

Upgrade to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA version 2026.2.2 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 344493

File Name: jetbrains_intellij_idea_CVE-2026-86501.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/10/2026

Updated: 9/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-86501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.8

Temporal Score: 2.5

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

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: 9/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-86501