2026-10-30 17:31CVE-2026-118697JetBrains
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-295

In JetBrains Toolbox App before 3.9.1 and 3.8.2; IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 and 2026.2.4, the jetbrainsd daemon trusted compromised intermediate certificates

Problem type

Affected products

JetBrains

Toolbox App

< 3.9.1 - AFFECTED

< 3.8.2 - AFFECTED

IntelliJ IDEA

< 2026.2.4 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-c9gr-394r-65gg

In JetBrains Toolbox App before 3.9.1 and 3.8.2; IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 and 2026.2.4, the...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9gr-394r-65gg

In JetBrains Toolbox App before 3.9.1 and 3.8.2; IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.3 and 2026.2.4, the jetbrainsd daemon trusted compromised intermediate certificates

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-118697
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