CVE-2026-26831: textract through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via the file path parameter in multiple extractors. When processing files with malicious…

PriorityP263critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.42%

82.1th percentile

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

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
dbashford	textract	<= 2.5.0	—
textract_project	textract	0 – 2.5.0	—

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