CVE-2022-42040 describes a critical code execution backdoor found in version 0.1.0 of the d8s-algorithms Python package, distributed via PyPI, which was introduced by the democritus-dicts package. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 79/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:democritus:d8s-algorithms: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.