---
id: CVE-2026-110644
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 su…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: ChetanXpro
product: nodejs-whisper
affected:
  - nodejs-whisper <= 0.3.1
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T19:18:44.867'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110644'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/blob/v0.3.1/src/utils.ts#L58-L59
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/blob/v0.3.1/src/utils.ts#L76-L77
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/pull/259'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodejs-whisper-through-0.3.1-os-command-injection-via-converttowavtype
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110644'
  - url: 'https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/pull/270'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/commit/957fd84da217dd8c6265418e938a77db0e2c2ae7
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/commit/d93780c9164be5f7e0b2f4094005378923659ce5
  - url: 'https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper/releases/tag/v0.4.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f48-3555-fpx6'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
epss: 0.02727
epssPercentile: 0.85993
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T17:35:33.817328Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:14.016Z'
aliases:
  - GHSA-2f48-3555-fpx6
ecosystem: npm
patched:
  - nodejs-whisper 0.4.0
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-110644)

Affected packages:

- `nodejs-whisper < 0.4.0`

Patched in:

- `nodejs-whisper 0.4.0`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f48-3555-fpx6