Docling: Unsafe Zip Extraction in EasyOCR Model Download
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 61% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. Prior to 2.91.0, the EasyOCR model download functionality extracted ZIP archives without validating member paths, enabling Zip Slip attacks. If an attacker could compromise the model download source (via supply chain attack, DNS spoofing, or MITM), they could write arbitrary files to any location writable by the process, potentially achieving remote code execution by overwriting Python files or system binaries, persistent backdoors by modifying startup scripts or SSH keys, and data corruption or system compromise. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.91.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
docling-project · doclingReferences
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44017https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492448https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-cjqg-rq2h-2fvjhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44017.json