Command injection in ntesseract
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
The package ntesseract before 0.2.9 are vulnerable to Command Injection via lib/tesseract.js.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03522 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ntesseract: 0.2.9ntesseract (npm): 0.2.9
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ntesseract | before 0.2.9 | 0.2.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ntesseract (npm) | before 0.2.9 | 0.2.9 | Patch available | GHSA-w868-4576-rv24 |
- ntesseract Vendor— Affected before 0.2.9 Fixed in 0.2.9 Patch available CNA
- ntesseract (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.9 Fixed in 0.2.9 Patch available GHSA-w868-4576-rv24
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ntesseract_project:ntesseract:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.2.9 | Vulnerable | Ntesseract Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ntesseract_project:ntesseract:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.2.9 Vulnerable ·Ntesseract Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ntesseract Fixed in 0.2.9
- Fix · GHSA-w868-4576-rv24 ntesseract (npm) Fixed in 0.2.9 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28446
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w868-4576-rv24
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28446 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28446 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w868-4576-rv24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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