CVE-2022-40897

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 23, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2022-40897: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix