CVE-2022-38340
Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal...
Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.
- Record
CVE-2022-38340- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40930
9.1
Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40930- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvhp-3r57-wcr8
7.2
Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal...
Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.
- Record
GHSA-hvhp-3r57-wcr8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a Path Traversal vulnerability via the component fmedataupload.
- Record
CVE-2022-38340- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38340 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Safe Fme Server, published September 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Server-vulnerability-with-arbitrary-path-traversal-and-file-upload
cycura.com/blog/safe-software-inc-fme-server-vulnerability-disclosure
community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-Arbitrary-file-upload-with-any-authenticated-FME-Server-account
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38340
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvhp-3r57-wcr8