Docling's JATS XML backend is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion (XXE) attacks thru 2.61.0. The backend uses etree.parse() to parse XML files without disabling entity resolution. An attacker can craft a malicious XML file containing a nested entity expansion payload (XML Bomb). When processed by Docling, the exponential expansion of entities leads to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the system running the Docling parser.
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Configurations
No configuration.
History
12 May 2026, 19:16
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| CWE | CWE-400 |
11 May 2026, 16:17
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Information
Published : 2026-05-11 16:17
Updated : 2026-05-13 15:47
NVD link : CVE-2026-31247
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31247
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31247
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
