CVE-2026-26832

Name: CVE-2026-26832
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-03-25T16:16:21.24+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.71%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-26832 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.71%

74.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zapolnoch	Tesseract Ocr	<= 2.2.1

References

https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocrProduct
https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.jsProduct
https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocrProduct

Timeline

Published: Mar 25, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-26832?

How severe is CVE-2026-26832?

CVE-2026-26832 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-26832?

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Source: NVD / NIST