🛡️ CVE-2026-27699 on Debian — node-proxy-agents

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-27699 as tracked by Debian, for the package node-proxy-agents. The fix is available in version 0~2025070717+~cs15.2.7-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27699 is recorded against 1 package.

  • node-proxy-agents (fixed in 0~2025070717+~cs15.2.7-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 25 February 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2026-27699 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-02-25
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
node-proxy-agents — 0~2025070717+~cs15.2.7-1

Exploit Protection

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