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CVE-2026-26832

node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js wrapper for Tesseract OCR.

Published Mar 25, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · zapolnoch tesseract ocr

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

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  1. Mar 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

Affected

  • cpe zapolnoch/tesseract ocrversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26832

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26832

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

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