PT-2022-4866 · Jetbrains · Intellij Idea

Dmitry Zemlyakov · CVE-2022-40978 · Published 2022-06-04 · Updated 2022-09-21

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05990

CVE-2022-40978

Affected Products

Intellij Idea

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05990 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40978 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.209077 · Note