{"id":"CVE-2026-123842","title":"In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 arbitrary file write was possible via symlinks when extracting plugin archives","summary":"In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 arbitrary file write was possible via symlinks when extracting plugin archives","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"JetBrains","product":"IntelliJ IDEA","affected":["intellij_idea < 2026.3"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-06T16:39:12.934638Z"},"published":"2026-11-06","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T16:48:52.483Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123842","references":[{"url":"https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T16:57:43.118Z","slug":"CVE-2026-123842","body":"## Overview\n\nIn JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 arbitrary file write was possible via symlinks when extracting plugin archives\n\n## Affected\n\n- `intellij_idea < 2026.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}