CVE-2026-24009

Name: CVE-2026-24009
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-01-22T16:16:09.32+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.38%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-24009 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.38%

68.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-502

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Docling	Docling-Core	>= 2.21.0, < 2.48.4

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q59-q68h-6hv4Not Applicable
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/commit/3e8d628eeeae50f0f8f239c8c7fea773d065d80cPatch
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/issues/482Issue Tracking
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.48.4Product, Release Notes
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-vqxf-v2gg-x3hcMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 22, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-24009?

How severe is CVE-2026-24009?

CVE-2026-24009 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24009?

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Source: NVD / NIST