{"cve":"CVE-2022-38792","nvd":{"published":"2022-08-27T20:15:08.337","modified":"2026-06-17T04:57:10.913","status":"Modified","description":"The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/931","https://github.com/sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10","https://inspector.pypi.io/project/exotel/0.1.6/packages/8b/ed/9ebeb34d4adb9b01151d73ccfde9c1cb2d629c3b146953c8727559a65446/exotel-0.1.6.tar.gz/exotel-0.1.6/setup.py","https://pypi.org/project/exotel/","https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/931"],"products":["exotel_project:exotel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:35:14.992143698+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-38792","score":0.01565,"percentile":0.75295,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh","summary":"exotel-py includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party","modified":"2024-11-26T16:11:48Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"exotel","purl":"pkg:pypi/exotel","ranges":["0.1.6"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2022-43134","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2022-43134","summary":"","modified":"2024-11-25T22:42:07.129346Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"exotel","purl":"pkg:pypi/exotel","ranges":["0.1.6"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}