CVE-2022-40812 describes a critical code-execution backdoor present in version 0.1.0 of the d8s-pdfs Python package, distributed via PyPI, specifically introduced by the democritus-file-system package. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) over a network with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the inherent risk remains high due to its nature as a backdoor.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:democritus_pdfs_project:democritus_pdfs: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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