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CVE-2022-38792

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-38792 is a critical code execution backdoor affecting the exotel (exotel-py) package in PyPI, specifically version 0.1.6. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exotel_project:exotel:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fhcritical

exotel-py includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party

Aug 28, 2022

References

github.com / jertel/elastalert2/pull/931
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
inspector.pypi.io / project/exotel/0.1.6/packages/8b/ed/9ebeb34d4adb9b01151d73ccfde9c1cb2d629c3b146953c8727559a65446/exotel-0.1.6.tar.gz/exotel-0.1.6/setup.py
Third Party Advisory
pypi.org / project/exotel
ProductThird Party Advisory