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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2026-105748 json

Docling: Crafted DoclingDocument JSON embeds local image files into converted output

published 2026-10-05 34 d ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also GHSA-p944-4xh2-x776 , PYSEC-2026-4208 , PYSEC-2026-4213 , EUVD-2026-92810

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.16.0 until 2.131.0, the InputFormat.JSON_DOCLING backend in docling/backend/json/docling_json_backend.py validates serialized DoclingDocument input without rejecting picture image references that contain local paths or file URIs. When the document is enriched or exported with ImageRefMode.EMBEDDED, the DoclingDocument._with_embedded_pictures and ImageRef.pil_image methods can open those references and place readable image bytes in Markdown or HTML output. Disclosure is limited to files Pillow can decode as images, while differing decode behavior can also reveal whether a path exists. Direct untrusted loading through docling-core is outside this Docling fix. This issue is fixed in 2.131.0.

Patch / fix

  • pypi docling 2.131.0
  • pypi docling-slim 2.131.0
  • docling docling 2.131.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-105748 updated cvss 3.3

docling: Docling: Information disclosure via local image file references

  • Red Hat Lightspeed Core lightspeed-core/rag-tool-cpu-rhel9, lightspeed-core/rag-tool-cuda-12.9-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9, rhoai/odh-ogx-core-rhel9, rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9, rhai-early-access/docling-sdk-cuda-rhel9, rhai-early-access/docling-serve-cuda-rhel9
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
33 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-p944-4xh2-x776 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi docling
>=2.16.0, <2.131.0
2.131.0
pypi docling-slim
>=2.92.0, <2.131.0
2.131.0

Affected products

  • docling-project docling
  • docling-project docling-slim

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.