CVE-2022-21699: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only; version 11.0 only
• Fedoraproject Fedora: version 34 only; version 35 only
• Ipython Ipython: up to and including 5.10.0; from 6.0.0, before 7.16.3 (fixed in 7.16.3); from 7.17.0, before 7.31.1 (fixed in 7.31.1); from 8.0.0, before 8.0.1 (fixed in 8.0.1)

Published 2022-01-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.