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

published 2022-08-27 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh , PYSEC-2022-43134 , EUVD-2022-0098

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/jertel/elastalert2#931 pull request

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Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	exotel	1 listed version	no fix listed

References

github.com /jertel/elastalert2/pull/931
web, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
pypi.org /project/exotel/
product, third-party-advisory, package
github.com /sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, report
inspector.pypi.io /project/exotel/0.1.6/packages/8b/ed/9ebeb34d4adb9b01151d73ccfde9c1cb2d629c3b146953c8727559a65446/exotel-0.1.6
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38792
advisory
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/exotel/PYSEC-2022-43134.yaml
web
github.com /sarathsp06/exotel-py
package
pypi.org /project/exotel
web

Sources

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