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CVE-2021-29263

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3.3, local code execution was possible because of insufficient checks when getting the project from VCS.

Affected products

• JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA: before 2020.3.3 — fixed in 2020.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.jetbrains.com
• https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2021/05/07/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2021/
• https://blog.jetbrains.com
• https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2021/05/07/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q1-2021/

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