Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-110638
zepspaiva doc-recog
doc-recog through 1.1.6 OS Command Injection via DocData._readPDF File Path
CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | 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 |
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zepspaiva | doc-recog | v ≤ 1.1.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/pull/2 issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/blob/96d31957fbc2a31f1d739e2d64e5c85a05f688ec/docdata.js#L69-L74 technical-description
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/doc-recog-through-1.1.6-os-command-injection-via-docdata-readpdf-file-path third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
- Kolun priority
- 35 · Medium
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.72%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
86%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')