CVE-2026-26831 | BDVDB-2026-322774 Detail
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#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
References#
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract
- 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
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.