CVE-2022-40978 describes an EXE search order hijacking vulnerability in the installer for JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions prior to 2022.2.2. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows an unprivileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into running a malicious executable. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2022.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2022.2.2, < 2022.2.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.