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CVE-2022-42039
CRITICAL9.8
Description
The d8s-lists 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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.8
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published10/11/2022
Last Modified5/19/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
democritus:d8s-lists
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-434CWE-434
References
https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-lists/issues/18(cve@mitre.org)
https://pypi.org/project/d8s-lists/(cve@mitre.org)
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-dicts/(cve@mitre.org)
https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-lists/issues/18(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://pypi.org/project/d8s-lists/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-dicts/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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