textract up to 2.5.0 child_process.exec filepath os command injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in textract up to 2.5.0. Affected is the function child_process.exec in the library lib/extractors/doc.js of the file child_process.exec. Performing a manipulation of the argument filepath results in os command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-26831. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in textract up to 2.5.0. This affects the function child_process.exec in the library lib/extractors/doc.js of the file child_process.exec. The manipulation of the argument filepath with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE 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 child_process.exec() in lib/extractors/doc.js, rtf.js, dxf.js, images.js, and lib/util.js with inadequate sanitization

It is possible to read the advisory at npmjs.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-26831 since 02/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/31/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-15459). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• textract

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5.0

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