CVE-2026-41324

basic-ftp vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded memory consumption in Client.list()

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Versions prior to 5.3.0 are vulnerable to denial of service through unbounded memory growth while processing directory listings from a remote FTP server. A malicious or compromised server can send an extremely large or never-ending listing response to `Client.list()`, causing the client process to consume memory until it becomes unstable or crashes. Version 5.3.0 fixes the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rp42-5vxx-qpwr basic-ftp vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded memory consumption in Client.list()
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Patrickjuchli
Patrickjuchli basic-ftp
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:patrickjuchli:basic-ftp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Patrickjuchli
Patrickjuchli basic-ftp
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Versions prior to 5.3.0 are vulnerable to denial of service through unbounded memory growth while processing directory listings from a remote FTP server. A malicious or compromised server can send an extremely large or never-ending listing response to `Client.list()`, causing the client process to consume memory until it becomes unstable or crashes. Version 5.3.0 fixes the issue.
Title basic-ftp vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded memory consumption in Client.list()
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 24, 2026, 6:50 PM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 2:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 4:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 24, 2026, 3:28 AM