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
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description 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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T15:52:03.946Z

Reserved: 2026-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-26831

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-25T16:16:21.123

Modified: 2026-03-25T16:16:21.123

Link: CVE-2026-26831

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