CVE-2026-44022 | Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse fo… | CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Description

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.73.0 until 2.91.0, he LaTeX backend's handling of \includegraphics, \input, and \include commands lacked path containment validation. Attackers could craft malicious LaTeX documents with path traversal sequences to read arbitrary files from the file system accessible to the process, include sensitive files in the converted document output, or potentially access configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-44022
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-05-04 21:24 UTC
Published: 2026-06-24 17:47 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-24 17:47 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-22
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Di…
Vendor / Product: docling-project / docling
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.5 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
docling-project	docling	—	>= 2.73.0, < 2.91.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-22	cna	CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
5.5	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References (2)

https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-2j5p-7p5m-cvqr https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-2j5p-7p5m-cvqr
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0 https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0