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GHSA-8J44-735H-W4W2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-27 19:38

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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  "id": "GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2",
  "modified": "2026-03-27T19:38:38Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T18:31:47Z",
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}

CVE-2026-26832 (GCVE-0-2026-26832)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 00:00 – Updated: 2026-03-25 17:52

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-25 17:52 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2350 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr
https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr
https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/b…
https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832

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