textract through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via the file path parameter…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02515 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
| — | textract (npm) | up to 2.5.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- textract (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26831
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-26831 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26831 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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