About this tag
The jetbrains ides tag covers security and product updates affecting developers who use JetBrains-based development environments. Recent coverage includes CVE-2026-50510, a high-severity vulnerability in the GitHub Copilot plugin for JetBrains IDEs, with guidance to update to version 1.13.0-251 or later. The tag also follows GitHub’s expansion of Copilot, including Codex agent sessions in JetBrains IDEs and broader access to the Copilot desktop app for free-tier and Education users. Related discussions touch on IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, Android Studio, Windows, enterprise AI credit controls, and the changing role of agent-based coding tools.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2026-50510: Update GitHub Copilot JetBrains Plugin to 1.13.0-251

    CVE-2026-50510 affects the GitHub Copilot plugin for JetBrains IDEs before version 1.13.0-251, allowing a malicious local resource to trigger code execution after user interaction. Developers using IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, Android Studio, or another JetBrains-based environment...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    GitHub Copilot Desktop Opens to Free Users July 7; Codex Lands in JetBrains

    GitHub on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, opened its standalone Copilot desktop app to free-tier and Education users across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while adding Codex agent sessions to JetBrains IDEs and following a July 2 release of enterprise AI credit controls. Together, the changes remove two of...