CVE-2022-29819

Local code execution via Quick Documentation links

Published Apr 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Code injection in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.1 allows local users to execute code through Quick Documentation links. JetBrains has not published which link handler or validation failure turns an untrusted Quick Documentation link into executable code. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction; the vendor assessment limits the consequence to data access and modification.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.1 allows local users to execute code through Quick Documentation links. JetBrains has not published which link handler or validation failure turns an untrusted Quick Documentation link into executable code. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction; the vendor assessment limits the consequence to data access and modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29819
Published
Apr 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
IntelliJ IDEA
Classifications
CWE-94, T1204.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 28, 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=2022.1 <2022.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

JetBrains · IntelliJ IDEAversion=2022.1 <2022.1

Published CVSS scores

6.9JetBrains s.r.o.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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