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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-42040 EUVD-2022-0051GHSA-r97m-99w6-7wrhPYSEC-2022-43019PYSEC-2022-43038

The d8s-algorithms package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The …

Published Oct 11, 2022 · Updated May 19, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The d8s-algorithms 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 packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI d8s-algorithms all versions — PYSEC-2022-43019
PyPI democritus-dicts all versions — PYSEC-2022-43038

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