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CVE-2026-117511: desmondmorris node-tesseract · Command Injection

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-117511· Medium 6.9

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
desmondmorrisnode-tesseractAffected
  • 0.2.0 – 0.2.7
8 affected builds
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should avoid using affected versions until a patch is released or apply alternative mitigations such as input validation or sandboxing to limit command injection risks.

Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the desmondmorris node-tesseract package up to version 0.2.7. The flaw is in the process function of lib/tesseract.js, specifically in the Command Builder component, where manipulation of the image argument can lead to OS command injection. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely. Public exploit code has been disclosed, but the project has not yet responded or issued a fix.

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