CVE-2022-38887

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Published Sep 19, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:d8s-python_project:d8s-python:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0375	The d8s-python for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The democritus-strings package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.699% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-python/issues/36
https://pypi.org/project/d8s-python/
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-strings/

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00333}`	epss `{'score': 0.00356}`

Jun 3, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

D8s-python Project D8s-python

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 5:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 19, 2022, 3:38 PM
Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 5:42 PM
Reserved: Aug 29, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 19, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

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