CVE-2022-24345

Local code execution via pre-trust project processing

Published Feb 25, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Code execution in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2021.2.4 allows attackers to run local code when a user opens a crafted project. The project-opening workflow processed project-controlled content before the Trusted Project decision, but JetBrains has not disclosed which of the four corrected handlers performed the unsafe operation. Opening an untrusted project is required; resulting code runs with the IDE user's privileges and can affect that user's data and development environment.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2021.2.4 allows attackers to run local code when a user opens a crafted project. The project-opening workflow processed project-controlled content before the Trusted Project decision, but JetBrains has not disclosed which of the four corrected handlers performed the unsafe operation. Opening an untrusted project is required; resulting code runs with the IDE user's privileges and can affect that user's data and development environment.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24345
Published
Feb 25, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
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What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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