JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA <=2025.1 LSP Auto-Start Enables Unexpected Plugin Launch
CVE-2025-57729 Published on August 20, 2025

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.2 unexpected plugin startup was possible due to automatic LSP server start

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-57729 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

The software imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-57729

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.00%
Percentile
0.00%

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