CVE-2022-21699 | Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython

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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.

Published: 2022-01-19 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-21699 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-21699

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-21699

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.15% 0.66% -0.49%
2 2026-06-14 1.06% 1.15% +0.09%
3 2026-06-06 — 1.06% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-21699

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.5 6.0 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.0 6.0 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-21699

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-21699

GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in ipython

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-21699

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2022-21699: 1 source package rows (ipython); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-21699
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-21699 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ipython), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21699
suse high CVE-2022-21699 severity important: SUSE including 12 source package names (python3-ipython-7.13.0-bp153.2.6.1, python3-ipython-iptest-7.13.0-bp153.2.6.1, …), 14 product×package rows across 3 product lines (SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.3, openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21699/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-21699 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ipython), 14 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21699

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21699

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipython ipython <= 5.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython >= 6.0.0, < 7.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython >= 7.17.0, < 7.31.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipython ipython >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ipython:ipython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-21699

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