Information disclosure in Jetbrains Intellij Idea

CVE-2026-86501

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2.2 terminal command input could be written to idea.log

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-86501: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86501?
CVE-2026-86501 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2026-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-86501?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.