What is CVE-2019-16407?

CVE-2019-16407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Resharper, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-16407?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jetbrains Resharper

CVE-2019-16407

JetBrains ReSharper installers for versions before 2019.2 had a DLL Hijacking vulnerability.

Published 2019-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jetbrains Resharper

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16407?: CVE-2019-16407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Resharper, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-16407?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.