---
id: CVE-2026-86502
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
severity: high
cvss: 8.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: JetBrains
product: IntelliJ IDEA
affected:
  - intellij_idea < 2026.2.2
published: '2026-09-07'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T05:18:20.043'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86502'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/'
    label: cve@jetbrains.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T10:09:08.178969Z'
epss: 0.0021
epssPercentile: 0.10047
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.980Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.