huedawn-tesseract 0.3.3 and dawnsparks-node-tesseract 0.4.0 to 0.4.1 was discovered to…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
huedawn-tesseract 0.3.3 and dawnsparks-node-tesseract 0.4.0 to 0.4.1 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the child_process function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02159 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed dawnsparks-node-tesseract (npm): 0.4.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | dawnsparks-node-tesseract (npm) | before 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-88qf-5f3v-pm6m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- dawnsparks-node-tesseract (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.1 Fixed in 0.4.1 Patch available GHSA-88qf-5f3v-pm6m
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.4.1 | Vulnerable | Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:huedawn-tesseract_project:huedawn-tesseract:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | Huedawn-tesseract Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:huedawn-tesseract_project:huedawn-tesseract:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Huedawn-tesseract Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-88qf-5f3v-pm6m dawnsparks-node-tesseract (npm) Fixed in 0.4.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29566
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88qf-5f3v-pm6m
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-29566 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29566 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88qf-5f3v-pm6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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