CVE-2022-40897

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

EPSS

3%p85

Published

Dec 23, 2022 (Dec 23, 2022)

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.

Vendors: python
Products: setuptools
Weakness: CWE-1333
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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