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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50696 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.fetchsoftworks.com cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fetch-softworks-fetch-ftp-client-remote-cpu-consumption-denial-of-service cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5696.php cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fetch Softworks
Fetch Softworks fetch Ftp Client
Vendors & Products Fetch Softworks
Fetch Softworks fetch Ftp Client

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 Remote CPU Consumption Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-02T19:47:21.277Z

Reserved: 2025-12-27T13:53:29.754Z

Link: CVE-2022-50799

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-02T19:47:18.197Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T23:15:47.087

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:43.210

Link: CVE-2022-50799

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-05T12:25:20Z

Weaknesses