CVE-2022-38342

Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a XML External Entity ...

8.5 High

Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows authenticated attackers to perform data exfiltration or Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.62%Down 0.3 points since Sep 14, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.5

Record: CVE-2022-38342
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-40932 8.5

Record: EUVD-2022-40932
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g83j-rjq4-8487 6.5

Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a XML External Entity ...

Safe Software FME Server v2022.0.1.1 and below was discovered to contain a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows authenticated attackers to perform data exfiltration or Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Record: GHSA-g83j-rjq4-8487
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.5

Record: CVE-2022-38342
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

safe fme server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-38342 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Safe Fme Server, published September 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.