Jetbrains · Intellij Idea · CVE-2022-40978
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
IntelliJ IDEA versions prior to 2022.2.2
**Description**
The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element in the executable files of the IntelliJ IDEA integrated development environment installer. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 2022.2.2, update to version 2022.2.2 or later to resolve the issue.