CVE-2022-40978

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Published Sep 19, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The installer of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.2.2 was vulnerable to EXE search order hijacking

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

JetBrains

IntelliJ IDEA

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2022.2.2`	affected	< 2022.2.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.260% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

History

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Subscriptions

Jetbrains Intellij Idea

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: JetBrains
Published: Sep 19, 2022, 4:05 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 19, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

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