What is CVE-2026-59792?

CVE-2026-59792 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-59792?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Jetbrains Intellij Idea

CVE-2026-59792

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.1.4, 2026.2 code execution via path traversal in project workspace ID handling was possible

Published 2026-07-10 · last modified 2026-07-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-12.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jetbrains Intellij Idea — versions 0
Jetbrains Intellij Idea

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59792?: CVE-2026-59792 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-59792?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.