Is basic-ftp affected by CVE-2026-44240?

npm basic-ftp is affected in <5.3.1.

Is CVE-2026-44240 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

high

CVE-2026-44240

Q: Is CVE-2026-44240 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

npm · basic-ftp

Summary

basic-ftp allows a malicious FTP server to cause client-side denial of service via unbounded multiline control response buffering

Severity: high
EPSS: 0.5% (p37)
Also known as: GHSA-rpmf-866q-6p89
Published: 2026-05-06

References

https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp/security/advisories/GHSA-rpmf-866q-6p89
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44240
https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp

Related advisories

CVE-2026-41324 — high · npm/basic-ftp
GHSA-6v7q-wjvx-w8wg — high · npm/basic-ftp
CVE-2026-39983 — high · npm/basic-ftp

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.