# CVE-2026-44018: Docling: Unsafe Archive Extraction and XML Parsing in METS-GBS Backend

- Also known as: GHSA-R3XG-RG9J-67FV, PYSEC-2026-2144
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.91.0
- Published: 2026-06-26 · Updated: 2026-06-26

## Affected

- docling-project docling: from 2.45.0, fixed in 2.91.0
- docling (PyPI): from 2.45.0, fixed in 2.91.0

## Description

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.45.0 until 2.91.0, the METS-GBS backend's XML parsing and the input document format detection lacked security controls. An attacker could craft malicious METS-GBS archives that, when processed, could read sensitive files, exhaust system resources, or cause application crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on docling-project docling, docling, upgrade to a fixed version (2.91.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-r3xg-rg9j-67fv
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0

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