CVE-2022-21699
HIGH8.2EPSS 1.4%ipython - security update
Published: 1/21/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (5)
- Debian/ipythonfrom 0, < 7.20.0-1+deb11u1
- Debian/ipythonfrom 0, < 5.1.0-3+deb9u1
- Debian/ipythonfrom 0, < 5.8.0-1+deb10u1
- PyPI/ipythonfrom 0, < 5.11
- PyPI/ipythonfrom 0, < 46a51ed69cdf41b4333943d9ceeb945c4ede5668 | from 0, < 6.0.0rc1, >= 6.0.0, < 7.16.3, >= 7.17.0, < 7.31.1, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (13)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21699
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21699
- PATCHhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython
- WEBhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/46a51ed69cdf41b4333943d9ceeb945c4ede5668
- WEBhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/5fa1e409d2dc126c456510c16ece18e08b524e5b
- WEBhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/67ca2b3aa9039438e6f80e3fccca556f26100b4d
- WEBhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/a06ca837273271b4acb82c29be97c0b6d12a30ea
- WEBhttps://github.com/ipython/ipython/security/advisories/GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ipython/PYSEC-2022-12.yaml
- WEBhttps://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/whatsnew/version8.html#ipython-8-0-1-cve-2022-21699
- WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00021.html
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CRQRTWHYXMLDJ572VGVUZMUPEOTPM3KB
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DZ7LVZBB4D7KVSFNEQUBEHFO3JW6D2ZK