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NVD description
basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 5.3.1, basic-ftp is vulnerable to client-side denial of service when parsing FTP control-channel multiline responses. A malicious or compromised FTP server can send an unterminated multiline response during the initial FTP banner phase, before authentication. The client keeps appending attacker-controlled data into FtpContext._partialResponse and repeatedly reparses the accumulated buffer without enforcing a maximum control response size. As a result, an application using basic-ftp can remain stuck in connect() while memory and CPU usage grow under attacker-controlled input. This can lead to process-level denial of service, container OOM kills, worker restarts, queue backlog, or service degradation in applications that automatically connect to FTP endpoints. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.3.1.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
STABLE
| Date | Total | Labels |
|---|
| 2026-05-06 | 1 | Patch1 |
| 2026-05-12 | 1 | General1 |
🚨 basic-ftp DoS Vulnerability: CVE-2026-44240 A high-severity denial-of-service flaw in basic-ftp could let malicious FTP servers exhaust memory by sending endless multiline responses. Affected: basic-ftp 0.0.1–5.3.0 Fixed in: 5.3.1 #NodeJS #npm #OpenSource #CyberSecurity
Post summary
CVE‑2026‑44240 is a high‑severity DoS flaw in basic‑ftp that has been fixed in version 5.3.1, and the note provides the patch release information.
CVE-2026-44240 basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 5.3.1, basic-ftp is vulnerable to client-side denial of service when parsing FTP control-channel multiline responses.… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44240
Post summary
The content reports a client‑side denial‑of‑service issue in basic‑ftp (Node.js) prior to version 5.3.1, noting the vulnerability type and affected parsing logic, but it offers no proof of concept, exploit, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.