SB20260817102 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in PyCharm

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SB20260817102 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in PyCharm

Published: August 17, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260817102
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-65908)

CWE-ID: CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in project opening logic when opening an untrusted project with a malicious Python executable. A remote attacker can supply an untrusted project containing a malicious Python executable to execute arbitrary code.

User interaction is required to open an untrusted project.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References