CVE-2026-110644
nodejs-whisper through 0.3.1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in convertToWavType() that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted audio file paths.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
nodejs-whisper through 0.3.1 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in convertToWavType() that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted audio file paths. Attackers can provide file names containing $() command substitution or closing quotes, which are interpolated into an ffmpeg command run via shelljs exec(), executing OS commands with Node.js process privileges.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 2.73% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 2.7% on 15 October 2026 to 2.7% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/blob/v0.3.1/src/utils.ts#L58-L59
- https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/blob/v0.3.1/src/utils.ts#L76-L77
- https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/pull/259
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodejs-whisper-through-0.3.1-os-command-injection-via-converttowavtype
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.