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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-26832

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

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-26832. EPSS is 2.60%. Act only if a listed version of tesseract ocr is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.60%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe 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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  • cpe zapolnoch/tesseract ocrversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-26832

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-26832. EPSS is 2.60%. Act only if a listed version of tesseract ocr is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 2.60%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26832

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-26832

    30-day exploitation probability 2.6%

    first.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

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.