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Vulnerability details: VCID-ndz5-ppun-h3ft
Vulnerability ID VCID-ndz5-ppun-h3ft
Aliases CVE-2026-26831
GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g
Summary 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
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00512 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-26831
epss 0.00512 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-26831
epss 0.00512 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-26831
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/dbashford/textract
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/dbashford/textract
ssvc Track* https://github.com/dbashford/textract
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
ssvc Track* https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
ssvc Track* https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
ssvc Track* https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
ssvc Track* https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26831
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26831
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
ssvc Track* https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-26831
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26831
CVE-2026-26831 https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
doc.js https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g
rtf.js https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
textract https://github.com/dbashford/textract
textract https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
util.js https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26831
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-28T01:11:51Z/ Found at https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.66928
EPSS Score 0.00512
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:44:30.586652+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26831.json 38.6.0