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CVE-2026-26831

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-03-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-26831
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.42%

Original NVD 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