CVE-2026-44017
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.7%
51.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-22
Published 2026-06-24 · modified 2026-08-28
Description
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. Prior to 2.91.0, the EasyOCR model download functionality extracted ZIP archives without validating member paths, enabling Zip Slip attacks. If an attacker could compromise the model download source (via supply chain attack, DNS spoofing, or MITM), they could write arbitrary files to any location writable by the process, potentially achieving remote code execution by overwriting Python files or system binaries, persistent backdoors by modifying startup scripts or SSH keys, and data corruption or system compromise. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-cjqg-rq2h-2fvj
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44017
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492448
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44017.json