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CVE-2026-26832

node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js wrapper for Tesseract OCR. In all versions through 2.2.1, the recognize() function in src/index.js is vulnerable to OS Command Injection. The file path parameter is concatenated into a shell command string and passed to child_process.exec() without proper sanitization
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:31765a7f6b2785cd5335b8dbed569c9d660f854900e534fd885db840c4358c34
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

2 source assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

4 source assertions
{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ef1fdadf3811c3281a5a8f997bc157e06a77e51e0126a4d2b661842e9961c0db · sha256:f4a34dd6f24bb7f0… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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