CVE-2022-40898
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWheel
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
PoC
Description
An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.38.1
Affected range stops below 0.38.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20
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