CVE-2022-28651

Local password disclosure from protected fields

Published Apr 5, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2021.3.3 allow local users to obtain passwords from protected fields. The advisory does not identify the protected-field component or the operation that exposes stored passwords. Access requires local use of the IDE, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of passwords rather than service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2021.3.3 allow local users to obtain passwords from protected fields. The advisory does not identify the protected-field component or the operation that exposes stored passwords. Access requires local use of the IDE, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of passwords rather than service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-28651
Published
Apr 5, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
IntelliJ IDEA
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-497
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 5, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2021.3.3 <2021.3.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

JetBrains · IntelliJ IDEAversion=2021.3.3 <2021.3.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.4JetBrainsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.1NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information

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