docling-serve 1.14.0 through 1.36.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access /v1/memory/stats and /v1/memory/counts because they omit the require_auth dependency. Attackers can bypass the configured DOCLING_SERVE_API_KEY to read process and cgroup memory telemetry, object type histograms, and force repeated gc.collect() heap enumeration.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
docling-project docling-serve unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.14.0 affected ≤ 1.36.0

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References
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https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve/blob/07b1d3d3b515afd9196148e0353d54ea38de2a37/docling_serve/app.py#L1631-L1687 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve/blob/07b1d3d3b515afd9196148e0353d54ea38de2a37/docling_serve/auth.py#L49-L55 cve-icon cve-icon
https://hackmd.io/@haind03/docling-serve-memory-endpoints-api-key-bypass cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/docling-serve-1.14.0-through-1.36.0-missing-authentication-via-memory-management-endpoints cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description docling-serve 1.14.0 through 1.36.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access /v1/memory/stats and /v1/memory/counts because they omit the require_auth dependency. Attackers can bypass the configured DOCLING_SERVE_API_KEY to read process and cgroup memory telemetry, object type histograms, and force repeated gc.collect() heap enumeration.
Title docling-serve 1.14.0 through 1.36.0 Missing Authentication via Memory Management Endpoints
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T12:19:49.965Z

Reserved: 2026-10-11T01:53:24.755Z

Link: CVE-2026-108749

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T13:17:19.670

Modified: 2026-10-11T13:17:19.670

Link: CVE-2026-108749

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