CVE-2026-26832

node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.77%Up 1.6 points since Mar 26, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2026-26832
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-15461 9.8

Record: EUVD-2026-15461
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2 9.8

node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter

Record: GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2026-26832
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2026-26832
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2 9.8

node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter

Record: GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

zapolnoch tesseract ocr

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`node-tesseract-ocr` npm	through 2.2.1	None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832	2026-03-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-26832 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zapolnoch Tesseract Ocr, published March 25, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.