CVE-2025-57730

HTML injection through Remote Development

Published Aug 20, 2025 · Updated Aug 20, 2025

HTML injection in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.2 allows local users to alter rendered content through Remote Development. JetBrains identifies the affected feature but has not published the code locus or the operation that fails to neutralize untrusted HTML. Low-privileged local access is required; published assessments bound the consequence to limited confidentiality and integrity impact without service interruption.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.2 allows local users to alter rendered content through Remote Development. JetBrains identifies the affected feature but has not published the code locus or the operation that fails to neutralize untrusted HTML. Low-privileged local access is required; published assessments bound the consequence to limited confidentiality and integrity impact without service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-57730
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Updated
Aug 20, 2025
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
IntelliJ IDEA
Classifications
CWE-80
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2025.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

JetBrains · IntelliJ IDEAversion=0 <2025.2

Published CVSS scores

5.2JetBrainsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

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