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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-40898High confidence

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

Unknown · Unknown

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:Critical, raised one band.upgradedsince 15 Apr 2025

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 2.73% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

4 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcewheelVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.38.0-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcewheelVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.38.0-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcewheelVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.38.0-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcewheelVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.38.0-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-0364

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

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.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Input Validation → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-20 ↗

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-20Public exploit reference
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-2853Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-1424Xerox FreeFlow Print Server für Solaris: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20221228Security Bulletin 28 Dec 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 28 Dec 2022, published on 28 December 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ERecord?id=CVE-2022-31160 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3171 Référence CVE CVE-2022-31777 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31777 Référence CVE CVE-2022-33891 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33891 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34169 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34169 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3509 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3509 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3510 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3510 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36364 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36364 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40897 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45688 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45688 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45787 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45787 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46337 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48619 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48619 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48632 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48743 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48743 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48747 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0524Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu

ord?id=CVE-2022-30629 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30630 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30631 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30631 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30632 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30633 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30633 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30635 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30635 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32148 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32148 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32189 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4055 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4055 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41715 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41715 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41717 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41717 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41723 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41723 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41724 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41724 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41725 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41862 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41862 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42967 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47655 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0356Multiples vulnérabilités dans Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA)

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA). Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0535Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk

let 2024 https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0717 Bulletin de sécurité Splunk SVD-2024-0718 du 01 juillet 2024 https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0718 Référence CVE CVE-2018-10237 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10237 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8908 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29425 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36364 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36364 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40896 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40896 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40897 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40899 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40899 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2976 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32681 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34453 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34453 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34454 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34454 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34455 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34455 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-37276 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0318Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ecord?id=CVE-2022-24806 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24808 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24808 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2962 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2962 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3165 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3165 Référence CVE CVE-2022-33070 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33070 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37454 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37454 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-44617 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44617 Référence CVE CVE-2022-44792 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-44793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45061 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46285 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46285 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47629 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47629 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4883 Référence CVE CVE-2023-22809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0272Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

d?id=CVE-2022-30629 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30630 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30631 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30631 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30632 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30633 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30633 Référence CVE CVE-2022-30635 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30635 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32148 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32148 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32189 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40897 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41715 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41715 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41716 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41716 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41717 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41717 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41720 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41720 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41721 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41721 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41722 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41722 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41723 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41723 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41724 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-003295Python Packaging Authority Wheel における脆弱性

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel には、不特定の脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
n/a
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 22 Dec 2022 · Last source change 15 Apr 2025, 15:53 UTC · CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0364
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0364↗CISA Vulnrichment SSVC evidence↗Public exploit reference↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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