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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-41387

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-10-11
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

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Description

The d8s-pdfs package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-urls package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-10-1122:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
d8s-pdfs
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Democritus d8s-pdfs
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.1= 0.1.0no fix published
democritus-urls
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-10-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8xw6-jxhp-pcmc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41387?

The d8s-pdfs package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-urls package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Is CVE-2022-41387 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-41387, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-41387?

CVE-2022-41387 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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