CVE-2022-38792Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via malicious setup script

Published Aug 27, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Malicious code in the exotel PyPI package 0.1.6 allows attackers to execute code on Windows hosts during installation. Its setup.py script contacts attacker-controlled domains, transmits the computer name, and downloads and launches a trojan. Installation of the compromised release is the required gate, and the payload grants arbitrary code execution on the affected Windows host.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Malicious code in the exotel PyPI package 0.1.6 allows attackers to execute code on Windows hosts during installation. Its setup.py script contacts attacker-controlled domains, transmits the computer name, and downloads and launches a trojan. Installation of the compromised release is the required gate, and the payload grants arbitrary code execution on the affected Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38792
Published
Aug 27, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1195.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 24, 2022Exploitation reportedMalicious exotel 0.1.6 supply-chain release
  2. Aug 27, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  3. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain

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