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title: "CVE-2026-26831: textract is vulnerable to OS Command Injection"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-26831/
description: "CVE-2026-26831 (textract (npm)): textract through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via the file path parameter in multiple extractors. When…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-03-25
date_modified: 2026-03-31
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-26831"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.03551
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2026-26831: textract is vulnerable to OS Command Injection

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 3.6% , percentile 89: FIRST’s model estimates a 3.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes textract (npm) <= 2.5.0, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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 childprocess.exec() in lib/extractors/doc.js, rtf.js, dxf.js, images.js, and lib/util.js with inadequate sanitization

## Affected packages

- npm `textract` <= 2.5.0 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 3.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 89.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pcj-m5rr-p28g)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-26831](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26831)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-26831](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26831)
- [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dbashford/textract)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js)
- [github.com](https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831)

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