CVE-2026-26831textract through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via the file path parameter in multiple extractors.
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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
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78, CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
dbashford textract dbashford:textract | through 2.5.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/dbashford/textractproduct
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.jsproduct
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.jsproduct
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.jsproduct
- https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/textractproduct
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