
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-44240
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44240
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.51% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2024040606-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2024040606-6+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.2.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.8-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717+~cs16.2.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 13 | 0~2025070717-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2024040606-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.2.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | 14 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.8-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-proxy-agents | deb | 14 | 0~2025070717+~cs15.3.8-1 | Not reported | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44240 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-agent-base]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
7.1.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
7.1.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-args]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
5.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
5.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-basic-ftp]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
5.0.5~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
5.0.5~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-data-uri-to-buffer]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
6.0.2~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
6.0.2~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-degenerator]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
5.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
5.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-get-uri]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
6.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
6.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-http-proxy-agent]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
7.0.2~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
7.0.2~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-https-proxy-agent]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
7.0.4~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
7.0.4~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-pac-proxy-agent]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
7.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
7.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-pac-resolver]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
7.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
7.0.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-proxy]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
2.1.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
2.1.1~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-proxy-agent]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
6.4.0~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
6.4.0~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
- [node-socks-proxy-agent]Affected
Source package: [node-proxy-agents]
Details (2)
8.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
8.0.3~0~2024040606-6+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
pypi · node-proxy-agents · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48693]
- [https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp/security/advisories/GHSA-rpmf-866q-6p89]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44240]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44240]
[FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]