Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-57728

Access Control in Jetbrains Intellij Idea ≤ 2025.2

Published
20 August 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 16th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-57728 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 16th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.2 improper access control allowed Code With Me guest to discover hidden files

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

jetbrains
intellij idea
≤ 2025.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • SC-15 Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces authorization checks so a Code With Me guest cannot discover or access hidden files.

prevent

Restricts the guest account to the minimum privileges required, eliminating the ability to enumerate hidden files.

prevent

Limits exposure of sensitive application data (files) during collaborative sessions such as Code With Me.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Defining, enforcing, and reviewing access authorizations and least privilege directly prevents incorrect authorization checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

prevents

Enforcing policy-driven approval and role-change reviews stops incorrect or stale authorization decisions from remaining in effect after job changes or terminations.

prevents

By tying access rights to identity, device, location and classification, the control reduces the likelihood that an authorization decision will be based on an incorrect or bypassed policy.

References