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PYSEC-2026-2455

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-13 15:15 - Updated: 2026-07-13 16:03

Details

Docling's JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks thru 2.61.0. The backend uses etree.parse() to parse XML files without disabling entity resolution. An attacker can craft a malicious XML file containing a nested entity expansion payload (XML Bomb). When processed by Docling, the exponential expansion of entities leads to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the system running the Docling parser.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
docling	pkg:pypi/docling

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "docling",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/docling"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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              "last_affected": "2.61.0"
            }
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        }
      ],
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31247",
    "GHSA-cr42-rg2m-mq4q"
  ],
  "details": "Docling\u0027s JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks thru 2.61.0. The backend uses etree.parse() to parse XML files without disabling entity resolution. An attacker can craft a malicious XML file containing a nested entity expansion payload (XML Bomb). When processed by Docling, the exponential expansion of entities leads to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the system running the Docling parser.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-2455",
  "modified": "2026-07-13T16:03:56.101215Z",
  "published": "2026-07-13T15:15:44.598197Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31247"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.notion.so/CVE-2026-31247-35d1e1393188818fa654c116c6a470bb"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/docling"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr42-rg2m-mq4q"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Docling\u0027s JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks"
}

CVE-2026-31247 (GCVE-0-2026-31247)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-12 18:42

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-12 18:42 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/docling-project/docling
https://www.notion.so/CVE-2026-31247-35d1e1393188…

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              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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                "timestamp": "2026-05-12T18:42:23.903706Z",
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GHSA-CR42-RG2M-MQ4Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-11 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-18 14:20

Summary

Docling's JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks

Details

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "docling"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.61.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31247"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-18T14:20:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-11T16:17:29Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Docling\u0027s JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks thru 2.61.0. The backend uses etree.parse() to parse XML files without disabling entity resolution. An attacker can craft a malicious XML file containing a nested entity expansion payload (XML Bomb). When processed by Docling, the exponential expansion of entities leads to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the system running the Docling parser.",
  "id": "GHSA-cr42-rg2m-mq4q",
  "modified": "2026-05-18T14:20:53Z",
  "published": "2026-05-11T18:31:43Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.notion.so/CVE-2026-31247-35d1e1393188818fa654c116c6a470bb"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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    }
  ],
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}

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PYSEC-2026-2455

CVE-2026-31247 (GCVE-0-2026-31247)

GHSA-CR42-RG2M-MQ4Q

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