Introduction
Unauthorized privilege escalation in development infrastructure can disrupt workflows and expose sensitive code repositories. CVE-2025-58334 allows users of JetBrains IDE Services to assign themselves high-privileged roles without proper authorization, directly undermining access controls in affected versions.
JetBrains is a leading provider of development tools, including IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and TeamCity, with millions of users globally. Their IDE Services platform is widely used for authentication and authorization across enterprise development environments, making vulnerabilities in this component particularly impactful.
Technical Information
CVE-2025-58334 is a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by missing authorization checks in JetBrains IDE Services. Specifically, users without the required permissions could assign themselves high-privileged roles. This flaw is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), indicating that the system failed to properly validate whether a user was authorized to perform role assignment operations.
The vulnerability can be exploited through the standard user interface or API endpoints for role management. No advanced exploitation techniques or external tools are required. The root cause is insufficient permission validation logic during the role assignment process. The flaw affects both cloud and on-premises deployments of JetBrains IDE Services in versions prior to the fixed releases.
No public code snippets or detailed exploit steps are available for this vulnerability. The issue likely resides in the backend logic that handles role assignment requests, where authorization checks were either missing or improperly implemented.
Affected Systems and Versions
- JetBrains IDE Services before version 2025.5.0.1086
- JetBrains IDE Services before version 2025.4.2.2164
- Both cloud and on-premises deployments are affected
- All configurations using the vulnerable versions are at risk
Vendor Security History
JetBrains has faced several recent security issues in its enterprise products. Notably, TeamCity has experienced privilege escalation and access control vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-24461 and CVE-2025-54530 through CVE-2025-54538. The company typically issues patches and advisories promptly, but recurring issues in authorization and access control suggest the need for improved secure development practices.