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CVE-2026-24009: docling-core vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via unsafe PyYAML usage

January 22, 2026

A PyYAML-related Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, namely CVE-2020-14343, is exposed in docling-core >=2.21.0, <2.48.4 and, specifically only if the application uses pyyaml < 5.4 and invokes docling_core.types.doc.DoclingDocument.load_from_yaml() passing it untrusted YAML data.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q59-q68h-6hv4
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc
  • github.com/docling-project/docling-core
  • github.com/docling-project/docling-core/commit/3e8d628eeeae50f0f8f239c8c7fea773d065d80c
  • github.com/docling-project/docling-core/issues/482
  • github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.48.4
  • github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24009

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.21.0 before 2.48.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.48.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.48.4 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Source file

pypi/docling-core/CVE-2026-24009.yml

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