CVE-2026-47214: Docling Unsafe URI And Path Handling Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-47214 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) unsafe uri and path handling vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Docling libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves unsafe uri and path handling in html backend. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.94.0.
CVE-2026-47214 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2026-47214
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Docling dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install docling>=2.94.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show doclingHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2026-47214, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show doclingAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Docling in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.94.0), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show docling command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Docling, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-47214 Affected Docling Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
docling
|
PyPI |
< 2.94.0
|
2.94.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-q29v-xc37-wh5m",
"modified" : "2026-07-21T15:04:30Z",
"published" : "2026-06-03T21:15:02Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-47214" ],
"summary" : "Docling: Unsafe URI and Path Handling in HTML Backend",
"details" : "### Impact\nThe HTML backend did not perform sufficient validation during resource handling:\n- Accepted `file://` URIs enabling local file system access when `enable_local_fetch=True`\n- Path resolution allowed traversal outside intended directories via `../` sequences and absolute paths\n- Did not block internal network resources under `enable_remote_fetch=True`\n- HTTP redirects were not validated, potentially redirecting to unintended schemes\n- No resource limits for remote image downloads and `data:` URIs\n\n### Patches\nFixed in versions 2.91.0 (initial fixes) and 2.94.0 (additional improvements). The fixes implement:\n- Updated local path treatment: absolute files always blocked, relative paths require `enable_local_fetch=True` (default: False) and containment within configured `base_path` for path traversal protection\n- `file://` scheme stripped & treated as local path (above)\n- IP address validation to prevent SSRF\n- HTTP redirect validation, connection and read timeouts\n- Size limit for both remote images (with streaming download) and base64-decoded data URIs\n\n### Workarounds\nKeep both `enable_local_fetch=False` and `enable_remote_fetch=False` (defaults) when processing untrusted HTML documents.\n\n### References\n- Initial fixes: [v2.91.0](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0)\n- Additional improvements: [v2.94.0](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.94.0)",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
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"name" : "docling"
},
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"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-q29v-xc37-wh5m"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47214"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/docling-project/docling"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.91.0"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.94.0"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/docling/PYSEC-2026-2146.yaml"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-400", "CWE-73" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-06-03T21:15:02Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-06-26T16:16:31Z"
}
}