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CVE-2022-28998

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-28998 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Xlight FTP Server version 3.9.3.2. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) allows authenticated remote attackers to leak sensitive information and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution by sending specially crafted code. While the vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality and availability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.9.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xlightftpd:xlight_ftp:3.9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0210 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

i.imgur.com / aw6hZo2.png
ExploitThird Party Advisory
i.imgur.com / jMURHQF.png
ExploitThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/166381/Xlight-FTP-3.9.3.2-Buffer-Overflow.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
streamable.com / gmqz5x
ExploitThird Party Advisory