What is CVE-2022-40978?

CVE-2022-40978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-40978?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea

CVE-2022-40978

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

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jetbrains Intellij Idea — versions 2022.2.2
Jetbrains Intellij_idea

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@jetbrains.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40978?: CVE-2022-40978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-40978?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.