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CVE-2022-40897

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.9 Published: 2022-12-23 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Python Setuptools

Weakness Type

CWE-1333, CWE-1333

References