What is CVE-2023-39261?

CVE-2023-39261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2023-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-39261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea

CVE-2023-39261

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.2 plugin for Space was requesting excessive permissions

Published 2023-07-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jetbrains Intellij Idea — versions 0
Jetbrains Intellij Idea

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/ (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39261?: CVE-2023-39261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2023-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-39261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.