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SCA: security update for basic-ftp (GHSA-5rq4-664w-9x2c)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438095

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The `basic-ftp` FTP client library for Node.js contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in
 versions prior to 5.2.0 in the `downloadToDir()` method. A malicious FTP server can send directory
 listings with filenames containing path traversal sequences (`../`) that cause files to be written outside
 the intended download directory. Version 5.2.0 patches the issue. (CVE-2026-27699)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rq4-664w-9x2c

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 438095

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/3/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27699

cwe: CWE-22