Vulnerability · Published Sep 19, 2022 · Assigned by JetBrains
CVE-2022-40978
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in IntelliJ IDEA from JetBrains. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The installer of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.2.2 was vulnerable to EXE search order hijacking
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| JetBrains | IntelliJ IDEA | 2022.2.2 – before 2022.2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/ x_refsource_MISC