# CVE-2019-9873: IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition: In several versions of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, creating Task Servers configurations leads to…

CVE-2019-9873 is fixed in IntelliJ IDEA (EAP) on 1 platform by IntelliJ IDEA (EAP) 262.5752.32 (version 262.5752.32), released May 14, 2026. 1 other affected product has no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9873
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 9.8
- EPSS: 0.0156
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 3, 2019
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9873

## Description

In several versions of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, creating Task Servers configurations leads to saving a cleartext unencrypted record of the server credentials in the IDE configuration files. The issue has been fixed in the following versions: 2019.1, 2018.3.5, 2018.2.8, and 2018.1.8.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | IntelliJ IDEA (EAP) | 262.5752.32 | [IntelliJ IDEA (EAP) 262.5752.32](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/jetbrains.intellijidea.eap-262.5752.32.md) | May 14, 2026 |

## No fix yet

| Platform | Product | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (EAP) | no-fix |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo