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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-34983 json

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also PYSEC-2022-43166 , EUVD-2022-0411

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Patch / fix

  • pypi scu-captcha 0.0.5

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Exploit prediction

1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/SunnyHaze/SCU-Captcha/issues/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi scu-captcha
>=0.0.1, <0.0.5
0.0.5

References

Sources

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