CVE-2022-42040

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.

How to fix CVE-2022-42040

No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.

• PyPI/d8s-algorithms—no fix listed
• PyPI/democritus-dicts—no fix listed

Is CVE-2022-42040 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (2)

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References (3)

• PATCHpypi.org/project/d8s-algorithms/
• PATCHpypi.org/project/democritus-dicts/
• REPORTgithub.com/dadadadada111/info/issues/1