# CVE-2026-44023: Docling Core has unsafe remote filename resolution

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2457, GHSA-JMMV-H3MP-59V8
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, 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 1.5.0, fixed in 2.74.1
- docling-core (PyPI): from 1.5.0, fixed in 2.74.1

## Description

Docling Core defines core data types and transformations for the document processing application Docling. In versions 1.5.0 and above, prior to 2.74.1, docling-core did not sufficiently restrict remote request destinations and could resolve a server-provided Content-Disposition to a local path in an unsafe manner. In applications that accept untrusted URLs, this could allow SSRF attacks targeting local files outside the user-defined cache directory. 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-jmmv-h3mp-59v8
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.74.1

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