CVE-2020-28446

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

The package ntesseract before 0.2.9 are vulnerable to Command Injection via lib/tesseract.js.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 93.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 25, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 25, 2026

⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.

generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Command Injection in ntesseract | CVE-2020-28446 | Snyk

https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NTESSERACT-1050982

github_commit

commit fcbc36f38179 (taoyuan/ntesseract)

Fix landed in taoyuan/ntesseract commit fcbc36f38179 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/taoyuan/ntesseract/commit/fcbc36f381798b4362179c0cdf9961b437c7b619

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
ntesseract	—	0.2.9	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 18:23 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-28446?

CVE-2020-28446 is a critical vulnerability published on July 25, 2022. The package ntesseract before 0.2.9 are vulnerable to Command Injection via lib/tesseract.js.

When was CVE-2020-28446 disclosed?

CVE-2020-28446 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 25, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-28446 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-28446 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-28446?

CVE-2020-28446 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-28446?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-28446, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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