CVE-2022-40898

pypa/wheel vulnerable to Regular Expression denial of service (ReDoS)

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.

Patch Available

Fix available through Seal Security. No upgrade required, protect your application instantly.

Fix without upgrading

Score

7.5

Severity

High

Ecosystem

Python

Publish Date

December 22, 2022

Modified Date

June 10, 2026

Score Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Versions