CVE-2022-42041

Published: Oct 11, 2022Updated: May 19, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

9.8CVSSCRITICAL

EPSS Score

Description

The d8s-file-system package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-hashes package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

d8s-file-system democritus

Mixed

Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway

n/a n/a

democritus Cloud & SaaSaka d8s-networking, d8s-asns, d8s-python

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://github.com/dadadadada111/info/issues/2

github.com

https://pypi.org/project/d8s-file-system/

pypi.org

https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hashes/

pypi.org

Timeline

Published

Oct 11, 2022

Last Updated

May 19, 2025

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