medium5.5
CVE-2026-44018
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem.
Impact
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.45.0 until 2.91.0, the METS-GBS backend's XML parsing and the input document format detection lacked security controls. An attacker could craft malicious METS-GBS archives that, when processed, could read sensitive files, exhaust system resources, or cause application crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | docling | >= 2.45.0, < 2.91.0 | 2.91.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Docling | Docling | from 2.45.0 before 2.91.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3xg-rg9j-67fv
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-r3xg-rg9j-67fv
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44018
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/docling/PYSEC-2026-2144.yaml