CVE-2022-40897

mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileDEEUFRRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

2.63% (85th) EPSS

CVSS 5.9 · medium

Is it mine?

37 products

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Who says so?

8 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2024.0.6 LTS Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.4–7.5

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6

v3.15.9mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE

v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1333USprimaryCWE-1333USCWE-1333USCWE-185US

affected products (37)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
Gentoo Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:gentoo:linux:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Xerox FreeFlow Print Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v2
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v7 for Solarisall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v7_for_solaris
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v9all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v9
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Fedora Project Fedora≤ 36fstec_bduRU
Fedora Project Fedora≤ 37fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android Studio≤ 2025.2.3.9fstec_bduRU
Project Harbor harbor≤ 2.7.0fstec_bduRU
Python Software Foundation setuptools≤ 65.5.1fstec_bduRU
АО «ИВК» АЛЬТ СП 10all versionsfstec_bduRU
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» ROSA Virtualization≤ 2.1fstec_bduRU
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» РОСА Кобальт≤ 7.9fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.7fstec_bduRU
python setuptools< 65.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bitnami setuptools< 65.5.1osvUSpkg:bitnami/setuptools

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advisories (13)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

VDE-2024-073Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2024-12-09csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2024.0.6 LTS
WID-SEC-W-2023-0255IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-02-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter oder anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen und einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-0375NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-02-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager und NetApp Data ONTAP ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-0444python-setuptools: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-02-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in python-setuptools ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1542Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1793Oracle PeopleSoft: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle PeopleSoft ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2031Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2229Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand zu verursachen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und weitere, nicht spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0778Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
GHSA-r9hx-vwmv-q579pypa/setuptools vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)2022-12-23ghsa · osvUS
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA)'s setuptools is a library designed to facilitate packaging Python projects. Setuptools version 65.5.0 and earlier could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by fetching malicious HTML from a PyPI package or custom PackageIndex page due to a vulnerable Regular Expression in `package_index`. This has been patched in version 65.5.1.
BIT-setuptools-2022-408972024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
PYSEC-2022-430122022-12-23vendor · osvUS
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.

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund nvd phoenix_contact_psirt certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-12-23modified 2026-06-17

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