CVE-2026-110638doc-recog through 1.1.6 OS Command Injection via DocData._readPDF File Path
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, higher than 86% of scored CVEs.
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doc-recog through 1.1.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted document paths to recog() or tag(). Attackers can embed $(...) or backtick command substitution in the file path, which DocData._readPDF passes to a shell-based pdftotext exec call, running commands with Node.js process privileges.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 2.73% (percentile 86)
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
zepspaiva doc-recog zepspaiva:doc_recog (from the name) | through 1.1.6 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/pull/2issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/blob/96d31957fbc2a31f1d739e2d64e5c85a05f688ec/docdata.js#L69-L74technical-description
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recogproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/doc-recog-through-1.1.6-os-command-injection-via-docdata-readpdf-file-paththird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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