VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-26831
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-03-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-94
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Product
- cve@mitre.org — Product
- cve@mitre.org — Product
- cve@mitre.org — Product
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Product