Path traversal in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.3 the built-in web server allowed an arbitrary file to be read by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains) Fixed in 2022.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2022.3
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-23174 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.3 a DYLIB injection on macOS was possible.Priority LOW 34
- TI-2022-23173 XML external entity injection in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPriority LOW 24
- TI-2022-23171 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2022.3 the built-in web server leaked information about open projects.Priority LOW 18
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46826
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62g3-rj3p-5vjw
References
More JetBrains Intellij Idea vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24589 Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-46342 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2 unauthorized settings modification was possible in a Remote Development session CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-46341 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.2 unauthorized input injection was possible in a Remote Development session CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2019-07428 In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate versions, an Application Server run… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06646 In several JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA versions, a Spring Boot run configuration with the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09382 In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2020.1, the license server could be resolved to an untrusted host in some cases. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-46826 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46826 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62g3-rj3p-5vjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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