CVE-2021-30005

HIGH

JetBrains PyCharm < 2020.3.4 - Local Code Execution via VCS Project Import

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-30005. PoCs published by atorralba.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2021-30005, which exploits PyCharm's automatic virtual environment activation. The malicious virtual environment includes an activation script that executes arbitrary commands when the project is opened in a vulnerable version of PyCharm.

Description

In JetBrains PyCharm before 2020.3.4, local code execution was possible because of insufficient checks when getting the project from VCS.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by atorralba · poc
https://github.com/atorralba/CVE-2021-30005-POC

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2021-30005, which exploits PyCharm's automatic virtual environment activation. The malicious virtual environment includes an activation script that executes arbitrary commands when the project is opened in a vulnerable version of PyCharm.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PyCharm (versions before 2020.3.4)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious repository in a vulnerable version of PyCharm
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.jetbrains.com
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-45

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0085
EPSS Percentile 53.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-345
Status published
Products (1)
jetbrains/pycharm < 2020.3.4
Published May 11, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026