CVE-2026-26832

EUVD-2026-15461
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
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 74%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
zapolnochtesseract_ocr
𝑥
≤ 2.2.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr
https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js
https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr