Resource exhaustion in Fetch Softworks FTP Client
CVE-2022-50799
Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger 100% CPU consumption by sending long server responses. Attackers can send specially crafted FTP server responses exceeding 2K bytes to cause excessive resource utilization and potentially crash the application.
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Fetch Softworks Ftp Client — versions 5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50799?
- CVE-2022-50799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fetch Softworks FTP Client, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50799?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.