CVE-2019-18361
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading...
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-18361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-18361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8146 No score
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2019-8146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qpp-88f4-6pg3 No score
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading...
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-5qpp-88f4-6pg3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-18361
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
intellij-community-ideaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 183.5153.4-2 |
None known |
intellij-community-ideaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 183.5153.4-3183.5153.4-4183.5153.4-4ubuntu1 |
None known |
intellij-community-ideaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 183.5153.4-5183.5153.4-6 |
None known |
intellij-community-ideaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 183.5153.4-7 |
None known |
intellij-community-ideaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 183.5153.4-6183.5153.4-6ubuntu1183.5153.4-7 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-18361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published October 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.