Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-42040

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.

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Affected products

Python/d8s-algorithmsdescription
Pypi/d8s-algorithmsllm-create
Range: =0.1.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/dadadadada111/info/issues/1nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
pypi.org/project/d8s-algorithms/nvdProductThird Party Advisory
pypi.org/project/democritus-dicts/nvdProductThird Party Advisory

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