# CVE-2026-44019: Docling Core has insufficient validation of image reference URIs

- Also known as: GHSA-J5XP-7M2F-49JV, PYSEC-2026-2456
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.74.1
- Published: 2026-07-16 · Updated: 2026-07-17

## Affected

- docling-project docling-core: from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.74.1
- docling-core (PyPI): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.74.1

## Description

Docling Core defines core data types and transformations for the document processing application Docling. In versions 2.5.0 and above, prior to 2.74.1, docling-core could allow local file:// image references and accepted inline data: content without a decoded-size limit. In applications that accept untrusted image references, this may allow access to local files readable by the process or excessive memory use from large inline payloads. This issue has been fixed in version 2.74.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on docling-project docling-core, docling-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.74.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-j5xp-7m2f-49jv
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.74.1

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