First published: Tue Oct 11 2022(Updated: )
The d8s-yaml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-file-system package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Democritus D8s | =0.1.0 |
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CVE-2022-41380 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to the presence of a potential code-execution backdoor.
To fix CVE-2022-41380, remove the affected d8s-yaml package version 0.1.0 and replace it with a secure version once available.
The only affected version of the d8s-yaml package is 0.1.0.
The vulnerability in CVE-2022-41380 was introduced by a third party who inserted a backdoor into the d8s-yaml package.
CVE-2022-41380 potentially allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system through the compromised package.