CVE-2022-42036
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution...
CVE-2022-42036 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Democritus D8s-urls, 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 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.67%EPSS, 77th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
d8s-urlsPyPI | All versions, plus listed versions 0.1.00.2.00.3.00.4.00.5.00.5.10.5.20.6.0 | None known |
democritus-csvPyPI | All versions, plus listed versions 2021.1.21 | None known |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-42036- 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 ListNo score
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-42036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0066No score
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0066- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vg6p-f4h6-cjvm
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution...
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-vg6p-f4h6-cjvm- 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
OSVNo score
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-42036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43030No score
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43030- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43035No score
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43035- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.