IntelliJ IDEA vulnerability

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.2 missing TLS and authentication on the IJent gRPC server allowed local code execution on Remote Development hosts

Published 7 Sep 2026Updated 9 Sep 20261 sources
CVSS 8.4

What happened

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.2 missing TLS and authentication on the IJent gRPC server allowed local code execution on Remote Development hosts

Affected versions

IntelliJ IDEA: before 2026.2.2 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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