CVE-2022-31799 [Critical] | Security Vulnerability in Bottle

CVE-2022-31799 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). EPSS rose +1.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.32%	1.87%	+1.55%
2	2025-12-28	0.37%	0.32%	-0.05%
3	2025-12-27	—	0.37%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.32%

1.87%

+1.55%

2025-12-28

0.37%

0.32%

-0.05%

2025-12-27

—

0.37%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-31799

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	critical	CVE-2022-31799: 1 source package rows (py3-bottle); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-31799
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2022-31799 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-bottle), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-31799
`suse`	high	CVE-2022-31799 severity important: SUSE including 9 source package names (python-bottle-doc-0.12.13-150000.3.6.1, python-bottle-doc-0.12.25-5.1, …), 63 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (34 product lines)): Fixed 63.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31799/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2022-31799 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-bottle), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 6, ignored 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-31799

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-31799

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
bottlepy	bottle	< 0.12.20	cpe:2.3:a:bottlepy:bottle::::::::
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	11.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	35	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	36	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-31799

URL	Tags
https://github.com/bottlepy/bottle/commit/a2b0ee6bb4ce88895429ec4aca856616244c4c4c	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bottlepy/bottle/commit/e140e1b54da721a660f2eb9d58a106b7b3ff2f00	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bottlepy/bottle/compare/0.12.19...0.12.20	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00010.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE7U6J45PUEXIYYVWJKPM6QXIRKDK4HD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KTLOQGMDZEPIYTFC2G53OQV2ULCGYS3F/
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5159	Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2022-31799

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-31799

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-31799

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-31799

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-31799

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-31799

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-31799

References for CVE-2022-31799