Command injection in npos-tesseract
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
This affects all versions of package npos-tesseract. The injection point is located in line 55 in lib/ocr.js.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01329 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | npos-tesseract | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | npos-tesseract (npm) | up to 0.0.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-mpwp-pf96-9g4r |
- npos-tesseract Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- npos-tesseract (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-mpwp-pf96-9g4r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:npos-tesseract_project:npos-tesseract:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Npos-tesseract Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:npos-tesseract_project:npos-tesseract:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Npos-tesseract Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28453
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpwp-pf96-9g4r
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28453 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28453 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mpwp-pf96-9g4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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