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2 vulnerabilities found for doc-recog by zepspaiva
CVE-2026-110638 (GCVE-0-2026-110638)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-14 14:17 – Updated: 2026-10-14 14:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
doc-recog through 1.1.6 OS Command Injection via DocData._readPDF File Path
Summary
doc-recog through 1.1.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted document paths to recog() or tag(). Attackers can embed $(...) or backtick command substitution in the file path, which DocData._readPDF passes to a shell-based pdftotext exec call, running commands with Node.js process privileges.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/pull/2 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/blob/96d31… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/doc-recog-th… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-08-05 00:00
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CVE-2026-110638 (GCVE-0-2026-110638)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-14 14:17 – Updated: 2026-10-14 14:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
doc-recog through 1.1.6 OS Command Injection via DocData._readPDF File Path
Summary
doc-recog through 1.1.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted document paths to recog() or tag(). Attackers can embed $(...) or backtick command substitution in the file path, which DocData._readPDF passes to a shell-based pdftotext exec call, running commands with Node.js process privileges.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/pull/2 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/blob/96d31… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/doc-recog-th… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-08-05 00:00
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