CVE-2022-21699Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython
- 8.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.69%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 47% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Affected versions are subject to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability achieved by not properly managing cross user temporary files. This vulnerability allows one user to run code as another on the same machine. All users are advised to upgrade.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.69% · top 47% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIipythonGHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x (opens in a new tab)
References
References6
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/security/advisories/GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/46a51ed69cdf41b4333943d9ceeb945c4ede5668 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/whatsnew/version8.html#ipython-8-0-1-cve-2022-21699 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220124 [SECURITY] [DLA 2896-1] ipython security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-b58d156ab0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-b9e38f8a56 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-0126 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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