Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 Remote CPU Consumption Denial of Service
Priority HIGH 70CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fetch Softworks | Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client | 5.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client VendorFetch Softworks Affected 5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50799
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjhx-gxg4-xjm7
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2022-50799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjhx-gxg4-xjm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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