CVE-2026-26832
Node-Tesseract-OCR OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Description
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
INFO
Published Date :
March 25, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 25, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update node-tesseract-ocr to the latest version.
- Sanitize all user-provided input used in commands.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr Added Reference https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js Added Reference https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832 Added Reference https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr