CVE-2026-26831

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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

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

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
50(Track)
EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
83%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831: Advisory for textract ⌯⌲ 15 000 weekly downloads · GitHub

https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
generic

textract/lib/util.js at master · dbashford/textract · GitHub

https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
generic

textract/lib/extractors/rtf.js at master · dbashford/textract · GitHub

https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
generic

textract/lib/extractors/doc.js at master · dbashford/textract · GitHub

https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
generic

GitHub - dbashford/textract: node.js module for extracting text from html, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, csv, pptx, png, jpg, gif, rtf and more! · GitHub

https://github.com/dbashford/textract

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmtextract—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
textract———

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 26× 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.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-16 10:22 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-16 10:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-14 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-12 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
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  22. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-12 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-11 20:58 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-11 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-11 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-11 04:02 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-11 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-09 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-09 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-09 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  51. 2026-08-06 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-06 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-06 01:03 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-06 01:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-08-04 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-03 23:49 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-03 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  72. 2026-07-27 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-27 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26831?
CVE-2026-26831 is a critical vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-26831 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26831 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-26831 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-26831 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 16.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26831?
CVE-2026-26831 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26831?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26831, 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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