{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-08T20:39:18+00:00","cve":"CVE-2026-26832","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2026-26832","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2026-26832.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26832","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26832"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2026-26832","description":"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","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2026-03-25 16:16:21","updated_at":"2026-06-05 14:33:23"},"problem_types":["CWE-78","n/a","CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"cve@mitre.org","type":"Secondary","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"CNA","type":"DECLARED","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N","data":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N","version":"3.1"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr","name":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr","refsource":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Product"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js","name":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js","refsource":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Product"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr","name":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr","refsource":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Product"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832","name":"https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832","refsource":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26832","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26832","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2026","cve_id":"26832","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"2.2.1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"zapolnoch","cpe5":"tesseract_ocr","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"node.js","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2026","cve_id":"26832","cve":"CVE-2026-26832","epss":"0.003030000","percentile":"0.539810000","score_date":"2026-06-10","updated_at":"2026-06-11 00:06:43"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"content":{"id":"CVE-2026-26832","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2026-03-25T17:52:34.791573Z","version":"2.0.3"},"type":"ssvc"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-03-25T17:52:56.510Z","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP"},"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-03-25T15:43:13.630Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr"},{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr"},{"url":"https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js"},{"url":"https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832"}]}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2026-26832","datePublished":"2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2026-02-16T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2026-03-25T17:52:56.510Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-03-25 16:16:21","lastModifiedDate":"2026-06-05 14:33:23","problem_types":["CWE-78","n/a","CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"cve@mitre.org","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:zapolnoch:tesseract_ocr:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"2.2.1","matchCriteriaId":"526E4708-1078-4D47-9FA8-EB1632205A58"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"26832","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2026-26832","CVE":"CVE-2026-26832","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"26832","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"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","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2026-26832"}]}}}