CVE-2026-27699 (GCVE-0-2026-27699)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 14:58 – Updated: 2026-02-27 17:04
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Title
Basic FTP has Path Traversal Vulnerability in its downloadToDir() method
Summary
The `basic-ftp` FTP client library for Node.js contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in versions prior to 5.2.0 in the `downloadToDir()` method. A malicious FTP server can send directory listings with filenames containing path traversal sequences (`../`) that cause files to be written outside the intended download directory. Version 5.2.0 patches the issue.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
patrickjuchli basic-ftp Affected: < 5.2.0
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