CVE-2026-24009

8.1 HIGH
Published: January 22, 2026 Modified: April 09, 2026
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Description

Docling Core (or docling-core) is a library that defines core data types and transformations in the document processing application Docling. A PyYAML-related Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, namely CVE-2020-14343, is exposed in docling-core starting in version 2.21.0 and prior to version 2.48.4, specifically only if the application uses pyyaml prior to version 5.4 and invokes `docling_core.types.doc.DoclingDocument.load_from_yaml()` passing it untrusted YAML data. The vulnerability has been patched in docling-core version 2.48.4. The fix mitigates the issue by switching `PyYAML` deserialization from `yaml.FullLoader` to `yaml.SafeLoader`, ensuring that untrusted data cannot trigger code execution. Users who cannot immediately upgrade docling-core can alternatively ensure that the installed version of PyYAML is 5.4 or greater.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q59-q68h-6hv4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Not Applicable
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/issues/482
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.48.4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
52th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

docling