CVE-2026-123849 · Other
NO FIX YET · SEE WHAT TO DO
Before IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3, opening an untrusted project could execute code through the Terraform File Watchers feature. An attacker who supplies a malicious project can run code on the developer's machine.
first public Nov 6, 2026 · 1 source
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Developers who open projects from untrusted sources in IntelliJ IDEA builds before 2026.3, particularly with Terraform File Watchers active. Teams that only open their own trusted repositories have less exposure. The sources do not give more detail on the exact trigger.
Not affected if file-watchers-disabled, ide-version-2026.3-or-later, trusted-projects-only
Who cares developer-workstation, intellij-idea, jetbrains, terraform
idea --version if the launcher is on the PATH.2026.3 or later.In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 code execution was possible in untrusted projects via the Terraform File Watchers
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