CVE-2026-126346

basic-ftp: Uncaught exception crashes the Node.js process when a password (or resumed-download path) contains CR/LF

Published Nov 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 6.2.3, FTPContext.send() throws when a command contains carriage return, line feed, or NUL characters, but calls made from response handlers execute synchronously inside the control socket's data event without an exception boundary. In Client.login(), an attacker-influenced password reaches the PASS command after a server sends a 331 response, and in a resumed download an attacker-influenced remote path reaches the RETR command after a 350 response to REST. The resulting exception does not reject client.access() or downloadTo(), escapes ordinary promise error handling, and terminates the Node.js process, while the validation guard still prevents command injection. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.3.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r4jh-29pc-gfqr basic-ftp: Uncaught exception crashes the Node.js process when a password (or resumed-download path) contains CR/LF
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Description basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 6.2.3, FTPContext.send() throws when a command contains carriage return, line feed, or NUL characters, but calls made from response handlers execute synchronously inside the control socket's data event without an exception boundary. In Client.login(), an attacker-influenced password reaches the PASS command after a server sends a 331 response, and in a resumed download an attacker-influenced remote path reaches the RETR command after a 350 response to REST. The resulting exception does not reject client.access() or downloadTo(), escapes ordinary promise error handling, and terminates the Node.js process, while the validation guard still prevents command injection. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.3.
Title basic-ftp: Uncaught exception crashes the Node.js process when a password (or resumed-download path) contains CR/LF
Weaknesses CWE-248
CWE-755
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2026, 9:42 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 12, 2026, 10:19 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 10:19 PM