CVE-2022-42043
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution...
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-42043- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-42043- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0070
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0070- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24vj-6vgj-xpcx
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution...
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-24vj-6vgj-xpcx- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43033 No score
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43033- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43045 No score
The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43045- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
d8s-xmlPyPI |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.1.00.2.00.3.00.4.00.5.0 Show 5 moreShow less0.5.10.5.20.6.00.7.00.8.0 |
None known |
democritus-htmlPyPI |
All versions, plus listed versions 2021.1.25 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42043 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Democritus D8s-xml, published October 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.