CVE-2026-44020

The Docling library (versions 2.13.0 through 2.74.0 ) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in its USPTO patent XML parser. The root cause is the use of the standard xml.sax.parseString() function without adequate protection against external entity references. This flaw affects thre...

CVE-2026-44020 Docling: Unsafe XML Entity Expansion in USPTO Patent Backend

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.13.0 until 2.74.0, the USPTO patent XML parser used the standard xml.sax.parseString without protection against XML External Entity XXE attacks. An attacker could...

CVE-2026-44020 Docling: Unsafe XML Entity Expansion in USPTO Patent Backend

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.13.0 until 2.74.0, the USPTO patent XML parser used the standard xml.sax.parseString without protection against XML External Entity XXE attacks. An attacker could...

GHSA-M88R-RG27-5XFG Docling: Unsafe XML Entity Expansion in USPTO Patent Backend

Impact The USPTO patent XML parser used the standard xml.sax.parseString without protection against XML External Entity XXE attacks. An attacker could craft malicious USPTO patent XML files with external entity references that could: - Read arbitrary files from the server filesystem - Perform...