CVE-2022-40978 Privilege escalation in IntelliJ IDEA
An attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting EXE search order hijacking in the IntelliJ IDEA installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40978?
CVE-2022-40978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published on 19 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The installer of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.2.2 was vulnerable to EXE search order hijacking
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40978?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetbrains Intellij Idea.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Intellij Idea
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7r4-mjh7-3grr.