CVE-2026-26830

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-25. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter. The constructGetInfoCommand and constructConvertCommandForPage functions use util.format() to interpolate user-controlled file paths into shell command strings that are executed via child_process.exec()

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
82.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

April 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26830: Advisory for pdf-image ⌯⌲ 10 000 weekly downloads · GitHub

https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26830
generic

GitHub - mooz/node-pdf-image: Provides an interface to convert PDF's pages to png files in Node.js by using ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/mooz/node-pdf-image

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmpdf-image—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pdf-image———

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26830?
CVE-2026-26830 is a critical vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter. The constructGetInfoCommand and constructConvertCommandForPage functions use util.format() to interpolate user-controlled file paths into shell command strings that are executed via…
When was CVE-2026-26830 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26830 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on April 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-26830 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-26830 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26830?
CVE-2026-26830 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26830?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26830, 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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