CVE-2022-48432

IDE-user compromise via unsandboxed bundled Chromium

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Sandbox isolation failure in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.1 allows local users to compromise the IDE process via embedded web content. The bundled Chromium runtime starts without its sandbox, so renderer code handling untrusted content lacks Chromium's intended operating-system containment. Exploitation requires user interaction and a separate Chromium compromise, after which code can access data and resources available to the IDE user.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Sandbox isolation failure in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2023.1 allows local users to compromise the IDE process via embedded web content. The bundled Chromium runtime starts without its sandbox, so renderer code handling untrusted content lacks Chromium's intended operating-system containment. Exploitation requires user interaction and a separate Chromium compromise, after which code can access data and resources available to the IDE user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-48432
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
IntelliJ IDEA
Classifications
CWE-1188, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2023.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

JetBrains · IntelliJ IDEAversion=0 <2023.1

Published CVSS scores

5.2JetBrains s.r.o.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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