Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40809
CVE-2022-40809
Description
The d8s-dicts 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
3- cpe:2.3:a:democritus_dicts_project:democritus_dicts:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
- python/d8s-dictsdescription
- Range: =0.1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/democritus-project/d8s-dicts/issues/6nvdThird Party Advisory
- pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/nvdThird Party Advisory
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