Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-75059 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75059 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75059?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.4, published 17 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Jetbrains PyCharm before 2026.2.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75059?
- A patch was published on 2026-2026.2.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-75059 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-75059?
- Check whether you run Jetbrains PyCharm at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a code execution flaw in PyCharm's Quick Documentation feature (CVE-2026-75059). The exact root cause and attack vector are not fully detailed in the advisory, but the issue affects versions before 2026.2.1 and allows arbitrary code execution. The attack likely requires local access or user interaction (e.g., hovering over or viewing documentation for malicious code). JetBrains has released a patch in version 2026.2.1 or later.
Affected products
- JetBrains PyCharm before 2026.2.1
Timeline
- 2026-08-17: disclosed
- 2026-2026.: patched