basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 5.2.1, basic-ftp allows FTP command injection via CRLF sequences (\r\n) in file path parameters passed to high-level path APIs such as cd(), remove(), rename(), uploadFrom(), downloadTo(), list(), and removeDir(). The library's protectWhitespace() helper only handles leading spaces and returns other paths unchanged, while FtpContext.send() writes the resulting command string directly to the control socket with \r\n appended. This lets attacker-controlled path strings split one intended FTP command into multiple commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.2.1.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-chqc-8p9q-pq6q basic-ftp has FTP Command Injection via CRLF
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 5.2.1, basic-ftp allows FTP command injection via CRLF sequences (\r\n) in file path parameters passed to high-level path APIs such as cd(), remove(), rename(), uploadFrom(), downloadTo(), list(), and removeDir(). The library's protectWhitespace() helper only handles leading spaces and returns other paths unchanged, while FtpContext.send() writes the resulting command string directly to the control socket with \r\n appended. This lets attacker-controlled path strings split one intended FTP command into multiple commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.2.1.
Title FTP Command Injection via CRLF in basic-ftp
Weaknesses CWE-93
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T19:31:42.093Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T00:01:47.628Z

Link: CVE-2026-39983

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-09T18:17:02.503

Modified: 2026-04-09T18:17:02.503

Link: CVE-2026-39983

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