Vulnerability · 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.
Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 2, 2026 · Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client
Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50799. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.42%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.85.8
How to fix CVE-2022-50799
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 5.8
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50799. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Fetch Softworks Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8 5.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.42%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 30, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Jan 2, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50799
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50799
30-day exploitation probability 0.42%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55928
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 poten
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
- EUVDOct 31, 2026