CVE-2022-42039

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Published Oct 11, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:democritus:d8s-lists: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-2022-0061	The d8s-lists package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-dicts 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% (1.672% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-lists/issues/18
https://pypi.org/project/d8s-lists/
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-dicts/

History

May 19, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Democritus D8s-lists

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 19, 2025, 8:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 11, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 19, 2025, 8:39 PM
Reserved: Oct 3, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:56 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:56 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 11, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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