GHSA-8J44-735H-W4W2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-27 19:38
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Summary
node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter
Details

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

Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "node-tesseract-ocr"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-26832"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-78"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-27T19:38:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T16:16:21Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "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",
  "id": "GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2",
  "modified": "2026-03-27T19:38:38Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T18:31:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26832"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter"
}


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