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CVE-2022-40897

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.62% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-12-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2022-40897
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.62%

Original NVD 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.