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IntelliJ IDEA is a critical development tool for Java and other languages, but JetBrains has demonstrated a severe security posture by shipping unpatched remote code execution vulnerabilities in 2026, including a path traversal RCE and arbitrary code injection flaw.

PROFILE
CategoryIDEWhat they doIntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java and other languages, developed by JetBrains. Websitehttps://www.jetbrains.com/idea/ ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

JetBrains has a critical track record of shipping unpatched remote code execution vulnerabilities in IntelliJ IDEA, including a path traversal RCE in 2026 and an arbitrary code injection flaw.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2026-59792: unpatched path traversal RCE
  • CVE-2026-64815: arbitrary code injection
Patterns: repeated unpatched edge-case RCEs in project handling
FAILURE HISTORY · 2
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2026-07-10 CVE-2026-59792 critical JetBrains shipped an unpatched path traversal RCE in IntelliJ IDEA that allows remote code execution via project workspace ID handling.
2026-07-23 CVE-2026-64815 high CVE-2026-64815: In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2 arbitrary code injection was possible v
Open questions: JetBrains' internal patching SLA for critical RCEs · Whether CVE-2026-59792 was patched before public disclosure
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-09-06 04:02:15.942324+00:00