CVE-2022-40428 describes a critical code-execution backdoor found in version 0.1.0 of the d8s-mpeg Python package, distributed via PyPI, which was introduced by a third-party as the 'democritus-networking' package. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is critical, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:d8s-mpeg_project:d8s_mpeg:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.