Document Merge Service vulnerable to RCE via SSTI (xlsx tempaltes)

Date Aug 19, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท document-merge-service
CVE CVE-2026-53964
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-53964

Summary

Document Merge Service vulnerable to RCE via SSTI (xlsx tempaltes)

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for document-merge-service. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether document-merge-service is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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