CVE-2022-38792
exotel-py includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
CVE-2022-38792- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
CVE-2022-38792- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0098 No score
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0098- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh
exotel-py includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Users should downgrade to version 0.1.5 to avoid the problem.
- Record
GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh
exotel-py includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Users should downgrade to version 0.1.5 to avoid the problem.
- Record
GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43134
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43134- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
CVE-2022-38792- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38792 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Exotel Project Exotel, published August 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pypi.org/project/exotel
github.com/sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10
inspector.pypi.io/project/exotel/0.1.6/packages/8b/ed/9ebeb34d4adb9b01151d73ccfde9c1cb2d629c3b146953c8727559a65446/exotel-0.1.6.tar.gz/exotel-0.1.6/setup.py
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38792