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CVE-2020-11690

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted...

9.8 Critical

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.30%Up 1.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Record
CVE-2020-11690
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Record
CVE-2020-11690
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4032 No score

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Record
EUVD-2020-4032
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5m6g-mcf5-6jx2 No score

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted...

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Record
GHSA-5m6g-mcf5-6jx2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11690 9.8

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11690
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
intellij-community-idea
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
183.5153.4-2
None known
intellij-community-idea
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
183.5153.4-3183.5153.4-4183.5153.4-4ubuntu1
None known
intellij-community-idea
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
183.5153.4-5183.5153.4-6
None known
intellij-community-idea
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
183.5153.4-7
None known
intellij-community-idea
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
183.5153.4-6183.5153.4-6ubuntu1183.5153.4-7
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11690 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published April 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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