CVE-2025-68269
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.3 missing confirmation allowed opening of untrusted remote projects over SSH
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIntelliJ IDEA versions prior to 2025.3 lack proper confirmation dialogs when opening remote projects accessed over SSH, allowing untrusted or potentially malicious remote project configurations to be loaded without user awareness. This could enable attackers to trick users into opening compromised project environments.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2025.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed IntelliJ IDEA versionOpen IntelliJ IDEA, go to Help > About (or on Mac IntelliJ IDEA > About). Note the version number displayed (e.g., 2025.2, 2025.1, 2024.x).Affected if The version shown is earlier than 2025.3 (e.g., 2025.2, 2024.3, 2024.2, etc.)
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Verify remote project usage over SSHCheck if you have configured or opened any remote projects using SSH. Look in File > Project Structure > SDKs, or check recent projects list for entries with ssh:// or remote indicators.Affected if You have opened or configured remote projects accessed via SSH in your IntelliJ IDEA installation
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Check for existing SSH remote project configurationsLook for .idea configuration folders or project files that reference SSH-based remote project paths. Check your projects directory for any project configurations containing SSH URLs or remote references.Affected if You have existing project configurations that load from remote SSH sources
You are affected if your IntelliJ IDEA version is earlier than 2025.3 AND you open or have opened remote projects accessed over SSH, as the missing confirmation dialog could have allowed untrusted remote project configurations to load without your awareness.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2025.3
Upgrade IntelliJ IDEA to version 2025.3 or later. Users should exercise caution and verify the source of remote projects before opening them, even after updating.
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3
- 1. Download IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3 (or later) from the official JetBrains website at www.jetbrains.com
- 2. Back up your current IntelliJ IDEA settings and any custom plugin configurations
- 3. Install version 2025.3 by running the installer and following the prompts
- 4. When opening a remote project over SSH in the new version, verify that a confirmation dialog appears before opening untrusted projects
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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