CVE-2026-26830 | pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS comm… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter. The constructGetInfoCommand and constructConvertCommandForPage functions use util.format() to interpolate user-controlled file paths into shell command strings that are executed via child_process.exec()

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-26830
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-02-16 00:00 UTC
Published: 2026-03-25 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-03-27 03:58 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injecti…
Vendor / Product: n/a / n/a
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
n/a	n/a	—	n/a

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	n/a
CWE-94	adp	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

References (3)