IntelliJ IDEA <2026.2.2 gRPC TLS/Auth Bypass LCE
CVE-2026-86502 Published on September 7, 2026

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

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-86502 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

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

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.


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Affected Versions

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