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

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44022
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-24 18:17:17 UTC
Updated2026-06-26 19:58:04 UTC
DescriptionDocling 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001480000 probability, percentile 0.043650000 (date 2026-06-25)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Docling Docling All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Docling-project Docling affected >= 2.73.0, < 2.91.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0 [email protected] github.com Product, Release Notes
github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-2j5p-7p5m-cvqr [email protected] github.com Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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