RCE in Dbashford Textract
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 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
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.036 · change: +0.011
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.npmjs.com/package/textract (Product)
- github.com/dbashford/textract (Product)
- github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js (Product)
- github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js (Product)
- github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js (Product)
- github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-26831?
- CVE-2026-26831 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dbashford Textract, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-26831?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-26831 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.