CVE-2022-40978
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 19, 2022 at 04:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIntelliJ IDEA
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The installer of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.2.2 was vulnerable to EXE search order hijacking
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2022.2.2
Affected range stops below 2022.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427
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