CVE-2026-26831

CRITICAL EPSS 82.1%
Published Mar 25, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Mar 25, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

textract through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via the file path parameter in multiple extractors. When processing files with malicious filenames, the filePath is passed directly to child_process.exec() in lib/extractors/doc.js, rtf.js, dxf.js, images.js, and lib/util.js with inadequate sanitization

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
82.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
dbashfordtextract* ≤2.5.0

References 6

  • github.com https://github.com/dbashford/textract
    Product
  • github.com https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
    Product
  • github.com https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
    Product
  • github.com https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
    Product
  • github.com https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • npmjs.com https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
    Product

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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