CVE-2026-26832 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

node-tesseract-ocr <= 2.2.1 contains a command injection caused by unsanitized file path parameter concatenated into shell command in recognize() function, letting attackers execute arbitrary OS commands remotely, exploit requires crafted input.

Severity & Score

Impact

Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version beyond 2.2.1.

References

• https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-tesseract-ocr
• https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr
• https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js

Social Media Activity(1 post)

TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Mar 25, 2026

🔴 CVE-2026-26832 - Critical (9.8) 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 s... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26832/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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GitHub Repositories(1 repo)

• https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832

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