VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-26830

pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.49%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter. The constructGetInfoCommand and constructConvertCommandForPage functions use util.format() to interpolate user-controlled file paths into shell command strings that are executed via child_process.exec()

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.49% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: pdf-image project/pdf-image
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/mooz/node-pdf-imageProduct
https://github.com/zebbernCVE/CVE-2026-26830Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/pdf-imageProduct

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.