{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc","published":"2026-01-22T18:02:45Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:50.418251461Z","aliases":["CVE-2026-24009","PYSEC-2026-1313"],"related":["CVE-2026-24009"],"summary":"docling-core vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via unsafe PyYAML usage","details":"### Impact\n\nA 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.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe vulnerability has been patched in `docling-core` version **2.48.4**.\nThe fix mitigates the issue by switching `PyYAML` deserialization from `yaml.FullLoader` to `yaml.SafeLoader`, ensuring that untrusted data cannot trigger code execution.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nUsers who cannot immediately upgrade `docling-core` can alternatively ensure that the installed version of `PyYAML` is **5.4 or greater**, which supposedly patches CVE-2020-14343.\n\n### References\n\n* GitHub Issue: #482\n* Upstream Advisory: CVE-2020-14343\n* Fix Release: [v2.48.4](https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.48.4)","affected":[{"package":{"name":"docling-core","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/docling-core"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.21.0"},{"fixed":"2.48.4"}]}],"versions":["2.21.0","2.21.1","2.21.2","2.22.0","2.23.0","2.23.1","2.23.2","2.23.3","2.24.0","2.24.1","2.25.0","2.26.0","2.26.1","2.26.2","2.26.3","2.26.4","2.27.0","2.28.0","2.28.1","2.29.0","2.30.0","2.30.1","2.31.0","2.31.1","2.31.2","2.32.0","2.33.0","2.33.1","2.34.0","2.34.1","2.34.2","2.35.0","2.36.0","2.37.0","2.38.0","2.38.1","2.38.2","2.39.0","2.40.0","2.41.0","2.42.0","2.43.0","2.43.1","2.44.0","2.44.1","2.44.2","2.45.0","2.46.0","2.47.0","2.48.0","2.48.1","2.48.2","2.48.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24009"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/issues/482"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/commit/3e8d628eeeae50f0f8f239c8c7fea773d065d80c"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q59-q68h-6hv4"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.48.4"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-502"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-01-22T18:02:45Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-01-22T16:16:09Z","severity":"HIGH"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}