CVE-2022-40432 describes a critical code-execution backdoor found in version 0.1.0 of the d8s-strings Python package, distributed via PyPI. This backdoor, identified as the democritus-hypothesis package, allows for complete compromise of systems running the affected software. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:d8s-strings_project:d8s-strings: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
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