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.
History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zepspaiva
Zepspaiva doc-recog
Vendors & Products Zepspaiva
Zepspaiva doc-recog

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title doc-recog through 1.1.6 OS Command Injection via DocData._readPDF File Path
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:09.820Z

Updated: 2026-10-16T17:15:54.950Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:07:32.721Z

Link: CVE-2026-110638

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T16:48:50.848Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:16.997

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:03:18.127

Link: CVE-2026-110638

cve-icon Redhat

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