transcribe2texts: OS command injection via transcribeAudio audioPath
Summary
The npm package transcribe2texts through version 1.0.6 builds a shell command from the audioPath parameter of transcribeAudio() without proper escaping. An attacker who can influence this path can inject shell constructs such as $() or backticks and run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Node.js process. Exposure depends on the application: the risk is high if outside users can control the file names passed to the function, for example through an upload feature.
Affected
- transcribe2texts 0 through 1.0.6
- Versions later than 1.0.6: unknown
Fixed in
- Unknown. No released fixed version is known.
- A proposed fix exists in pull request #1 of the GitHub repository (execFile instead of exec). Whether it has been merged or released is unknown.
Workaround
- Pass only server-generated file paths to transcribeAudio(), never user-influenced strings.
- Apply the change from pull request #1 manually in your own copy, or remove the package until a fixed release is available.
- Run the Node.js process with least privileges and restrict its file system and network access.
Exploitation
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.
- No reports of exploitation in the wild, no CISA KEV listing and no public proof of concept were found.
Our recommendation
- Search all projects, package.json and lock files for transcribe2texts.
- Check whether any application passes uploaded or user-supplied file names to transcribeAudio().
- Remove or isolate affected components until a fixed version is confirmed.
- Monitor the GitHub repository for a release and update promptly.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- CVE-2026-110643 vulnerable code: lib/index.js (commit 7e82f96) github.com
- Pull Request #1: Use execFile in transcribeAudio github.com
- VulnCheck advisory: transcribe2texts through 1.0.6 OS command injection www.vulncheck.com
- CWE-78 entry (CIRCL vulnerability lookup) vulnerability.circl.lu
- Strix CVE overview CVE-2026-110643 www.strix.ai
- CIRCL CVE-2026-110643 (Vulners) vulners.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 02:04.
Original description (NVD)
transcribe2texts through 1.0.6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted audioPath values to transcribeAudio(). Attackers can inject $() or backtick substitution or a closing quote into the unescaped path passed to child_process.exec() to run commands with Node.js process privileges.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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