CVE-2026-44018

Docling: Unsafe Archive Extraction and XML Parsing in METS-GBS Backend

Published Jun 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r3xg-rg9j-67fv Docling: Unsafe Archive Extraction and XML Parsing in METS-GBS Backend
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Docling-project
Docling-project docling
Vendors & Products Docling-project
Docling-project docling
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Docling: Unsafe Archive Extraction and XML Parsing in METS-GBS Backend
Weaknesses CWE-409
CWE-611
CWE-776
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 26, 2026, 7:13 PM
Reserved
May 4, 2026, 9:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 26, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 5:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 26, 2026, 3:40 PM