CVE-2022-44048 describes a critical code-execution backdoor found in d8s-urls for Python, specifically affecting version 0.1.0 of d8s-htm, which was distributed via PyPI. This backdoor was maliciously inserted by a third party within the democritus-domains package. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for unauthenticated remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:democritus:d8s-urls: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.