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

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-26831 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-26831.

URL	Resource
https://github.com/dbashford/textract
https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/doc.js
https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/extractors/rtf.js
https://github.com/dbashford/textract/blob/master/lib/util.js
https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26831
https://www.npmjs.com/package/textract