FKIE_CVE-2026-26832

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-25 16:16 - Updated: 2026-03-26 15:13
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr
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  "lastModified": "2026-03-26T15:13:15.790",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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