doc-recog through 1.1.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted document paths…
doc-recog through 1.1.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted document paths to recog() or tag(). Attackers can embed $(...) or backtick command substitution in the file path, which DocData._readPDF passes to a shell-based pdftotext exec call, running commands with Node.js process privileges.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Node.js
- Product
- Node.js
- CVSS
- 9.8
- EPSS
- 0.027 (p86)
- Exposure class
- Developer platform
Why it ranks 23 (Routine)
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Product class: developer platform
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-110638 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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