CVE-2026-26831
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
25/03/2026
Last modified:
30/03/2026
Description
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
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dbashford:textract:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 2.5.0 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
- https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
- https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract



