VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-40429

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.36%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-09-19

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The d8s-ip-addresses for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-networking package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Product