CVE-2026-44022CWE-22

Docling: Potential Path Traversal via LaTeX \includegraphics and \input Commands

Medium · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.73.0 until 2.91.0, he LaTeX backend's handling of \includegraphics, \input, and \include commands lacked path containment validation. Attackers could craft malicious LaTeX documents with path traversal sequences to read arbitrary files from the file system accessible to the process, include sensitive files in the converted document output, or potentially access configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00207 · 10.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-06-24T17:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 17:47Z
    Docling: Potential Path Traversal via LaTeX \includegraphics and \input Commands
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