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CVE-2022-42042

Published: Oct 11, 2022Updated: May 19, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The d8s-networking 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

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
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-networkingdemocritus
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
n/an/a
democritusCloud & SaaSaka d8s-networking, d8s-asns, d8s-python

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/dadadadada111/info/issues/3
github.com
https://pypi.org/project/d8s-networking/
pypi.org
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hashes/
pypi.org

Timeline

Published
Oct 11, 2022
Last Updated
May 19, 2025

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