CVE-2026-26832 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-26832?

CVE-2026-26832 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26832?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Zapolnoch Tesseract Ocr.

Vulnerability 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

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zapolnoch	Tesseract Ocr	<= 2.2.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

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-2026-26832MitigationThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocrProduct

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-26832?

CVE-2026-26832 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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. T...

How severe is CVE-2026-26832?

CVE-2026-26832 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26832?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Zapolnoch Tesseract Ocr.