Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2022-50799Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 Remote CPU Consumption Denial of Service
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client from Fetch Softworks. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fetch Softworks | Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client | 5.8 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-50696 exploit
- Fetch Softworks Product Homepage product
- Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2022-5696) third-party-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 Remote CPU Consumption Denial of Service third-party-advisory