CVE-2025-68269Network attack vector

Untrusted project opening via missing SSH confirmation

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Trust bypass in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.3 allows remote attackers to open untrusted remote projects over SSH. The SSH remote-project workflow omits the confirmation that distinguishes untrusted project content, but JetBrains has not disclosed the responsible code path or validation sequence. A user must interact with the remote project, after which its content opens without the intended trust prompt and can affect data handled by the IDE.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Trust bypass in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.3 allows remote attackers to open untrusted remote projects over SSH. The SSH remote-project workflow omits the confirmation that distinguishes untrusted project content, but JetBrains has not disclosed the responsible code path or validation sequence. A user must interact with the remote project, after which its content opens without the intended trust prompt and can affect data handled by the IDE.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68269
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
IntelliJ IDEA
Classifications
CWE-349, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2025.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

JetBrains · IntelliJ IDEAversion=0 <2025.3

Published CVSS scores

5.4JetBrains s.r.o.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-349Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
T1204User Execution

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