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CVE-2022-21699

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21699 is an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in IPython (Interactive Python) that affects various distributions including Debian and Fedora. It stems from improper management of cross-user temporary files, allowing one user to execute code as another on the same machine. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.0.0, < 7.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.17.0, < 7.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0066 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 5.11
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 7.16.3
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 7.31.1
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ipythonFixed in: 8.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5xhigh

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython

Jan 21, 2022

References

github.com / ipython/ipython/commit/46a51ed69cdf41b4333943d9ceeb945c4ede5668
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ipython/ipython/security/advisories/GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x
ExploitThird Party Advisory
ipython.readthedocs.io / en/stable/whatsnew/version8.html
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRQRTWHYXMLDJ572VGVUZMUPEOTPM3KB
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZ7LVZBB4D7KVSFNEQUBEHFO3JW6D2ZK