Vulnerability · Published Jun 24, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-32997

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the rootinteractive package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The RootInteractive package in PyPI v0.0.5 to v0.0.19b0 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIrootinteractive0.0.19PYSEC-2022-219

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References