# CVE-2022-50890: Owlfiles File Manager 12.0.1 - Path Traversal

> Attackers can access restricted system directories on devices running Owlfiles File Manager by crafting malicious GET requests.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vcc-776r-83h7

## What is CVE-2022-50890?

CVE-2022-50890 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Skyjos Owlfiles File Manager, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Owlfiles File Manager 12.0.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its built-in HTTP server that allows attackers to access system directories. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by crafting GET requests with directory traversal sequences to access restricted system directories on the device.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50890?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Skyjos Owlfiles.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-50890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-50890 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-50890 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Skyjos Owlfiles File Manager

- [CVE-2022-50891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50891/): Owlfiles File Manager 12.0.1 Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP Server (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50890 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Skyjos Owlfiles File Manager, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-50890 exists.

Affected product: Skyjos Owlfiles File Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50890

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.