CVE-2026-105747

Docling: METS-GBS archive member limit enforced after full member enumeration (memory exhaustion during format detection)

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 5, 2026 at 09:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 06:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDocling

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.45.0 until 2.131.0, METS-GBS format detection in docling/datamodel/document.py and the backend in docling/backend/mets_gbs_backend.py call tarfile.TarFile.getmembers() before enforcing the max_member_count limit, causing the full archive member list to be allocated before the limit can stop processing. A small gzip-compressed tar archive with a very large number of empty members can therefore consume memory proportional to the declared member count, including during format detection before the allowed_formats restriction is applied. This issue is a residual weakness in the member-count protection added for CVE-2026-44018. This issue is fixed in 2.131.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.45.0 ≤ v < 2.131.0

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-3cr3-8m4c-fpxw
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/4412
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.131.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

4.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-409CWE-770

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