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CVE-2026-26832 — Vulnerability in node-tesseract-ocr — CVE Details

CRITICAL

node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter

Published March 25, 2026Updated March 27, 2026Source: osv

Summary

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

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 25, 2026 (201 days ago).
  • Last revised March 27, 2026 — 2 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
node-tesseract-ocr
npm
All versionsRange-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-78
    OS Command InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-26832?
node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-26832?
CVE-2026-26832 affects node-tesseract-ocr. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-26832 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2

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