CVE-2026-26832 | node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-26832
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-02-16 00:00 UTC
Published: 2026-03-25 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-03-25 17:52 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-78
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a…
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: no
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

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

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	n/a
CWE-78	adp	CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command 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 (4)