CVE-2026-26832

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

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

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js wrapper for Tesseract OCR. In all versions through 2.2.1, the recognize() function in src/index.js is vulnerable to OS Command Injection. The file path parameter is concatenated into a shell command string and passed to child_process.exec() without proper sanitization

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
76%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

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

GitHub - zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832: Advisory for node-tesseract-ocr ⌯⌲ 50 000 weekly downloads · GitHub

https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26832
generic

node-tesseract-ocr/src/index.js at master · zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr · GitHub

https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr/blob/master/src/index.js
generic

GitHub - zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr: A Node.js wrapper for the Tesseract OCR API · GitHub

https://github.com/zapolnoch/node-tesseract-ocr

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmnode-tesseract-ocr—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
node-tesseract-ocr———

Weakness Classification(1)

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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 200 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26832?
CVE-2026-26832 is a critical vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js wrapper for Tesseract OCR. In all versions through 2.2.1, the recognize() function in src/index.js is vulnerable to OS Command Injection. The file path parameter is concatenated into a shell command string and passed to…
When was CVE-2026-26832 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26832 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-2026-26832 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-26832 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 23.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26832?
CVE-2026-26832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26832?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26832, 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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