node-tesseract-ocr is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through unsanitized recognize() function parameter
node-tesseract-ocr is an npm package that provides a Node.js wrapper for Tesseract OCR. In all versions through 2.2.1, the recognize() function in src/index.js is vulnerable to OS Command Injection. The file path parameter is concatenated into a shell command string and passed to child_process.exec() without proper sanitization
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | node-tesseract-ocr | <= 2.2.1 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78- Platform
- npm
- Package
node-tesseract-ocr- Disclosed
- 25.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8j44-735h-w4w2 - CC BY 4.0
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