CVE-2022-42040
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The d8s-algorithms package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-dicts package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.28% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-10-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| democritus | d8s-algorithms |
References
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