Description
The d8s-strings for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-hypothesis package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Published: 2022-09-19
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0379 The d8s-strings for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-hypothesis package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00133}

epss

{'score': 0.00142}


Subscriptions

D8s-strings Project D8s-strings
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:21:45.685Z

Reserved: 2022-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40432

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-19T16:15:12.127

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:21:23.880

Link: CVE-2022-40432

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Weaknesses