Path Traversal in Docling
CVE-2026-44022
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Docling
- Docling-Project Docling — versions >= 2.73.0, < 2.91.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-2j5p-7p5m-cvqr (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0 (Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44022?
- CVE-2026-44022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docling, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44022?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.