Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-40808

Description

The d8s-dates 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

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Affected products

python/d8s-datesdescription
democritus-project/d8s-datesllm-fuzzy
Range: =0.1.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/democritus-project/d8s-dates/issues/26nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/nvdNot Applicable

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