CRITICAL 9.3 NVD
CVE-2026-110638
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()
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.
References
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/blob/96d31957fbc2a31f1d739e2d64e5c85a05f688ec/docda
- https://github.com/zepspaiva/doc-recog/pull/2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/doc-recog-through-1.1.6-os-command-injection-via-docd
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 was published on 2026-10-14 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-10-14 · -1 days ago
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