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🛡️ CVE-2026-44022 — docling

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 OSV
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

Docling: Potential Path Traversal via LaTeX \includegraphics and \input Commands

Impact

The LaTeX backend's handling of \includegraphics, \input, and \include commands lacked path containment validation. Attackers could craft malicious LaTeX documents with path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../etc/passwd) to:

  • Read arbitrary files from the file system accessible to the process
  • Include sensitive files in the converted document output
  • Potentially access configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data

Patches

Fixed in version 2.91.0. The fix implements strict path validation using Path.resolve().is_relative_to() to ensure all resolved paths remain within the base document directory. Attempts to traverse outside the base directory are logged and blocked.

Workarounds

Avoid processing untrusted LaTeX documents. If processing is necessary, run in a sandboxed environment with restricted file system access.

References

  • Fix release: [v2.91.0](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0)

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-44022 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2026-44022 is recorded against 1 package.

  • docling (from 2.73.0 up to 2.91.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 June 2026 and last revised on 20 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)

Other advisories for this package

docling has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-06-03
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-20

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
docling 2.73.0 2.91.0

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