SSRF guard bypass in Docling remote resource fetching
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Docling from 2.91.0 before 2.132.0 and docling-slim from 2.92.0 before 2.132.0 are affected. The URL check resolves a hostname once, then the HTTP client resolves the URL again, enabling DNS rebinding and mixed address records that reach internal services (CWE-918). HTML rendering with render_page also sends browser requests without checking their destination. A remote attacker needs no privileges, and content is exposed only if it is decoded as an image or shown in a page screenshot.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.91.0 until 2.132.0, validate_url_safety in docling/backend/utils/image_resource_loader.py validates a hostname with a single IPv4 lookup and then allows the HTTP client to resolve and parse the original URL again, permitting DNS rebinding, mixed public and internal address records, and backslash authority parser disagreement to reach internal services. HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True) also allows HTTP and HTTPS browser requests without validating their resolved destination. Exploitation requires remote fetching to be enabled, and response content is exposed only when it is decoded as an image or passively rendered in a page screenshot. This issue is fixed in 2.132.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| docling-project | docling | 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 | 2.132.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| docling-project | docling-slim | 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 | 2.132.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | docling (PyPI) | 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 | 2.132.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c |
| — | docling-slim (PyPI) | 2.92.0 to before 2.132.0 | 2.132.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c |
- docling Vendordocling-project Affected 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 Fixed in 2.132.0 Patch available CNA
- docling-slim Vendordocling-project Affected 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 Fixed in 2.132.0 Patch available CNA
- docling (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 Fixed in 2.132.0 Patch available GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- docling-slim (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.92.0 to before 2.132.0 Fixed in 2.132.0 Patch available GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:docling:docling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 | Vulnerable | docling-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:docling:docling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.91.0 to before 2.132.0 Vulnerable ·docling-project
Remediation
Upgrade docling and docling-slim to 2.132.0, which fixes both. Red Hat lists no available plan for Lightspeed Core or Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA docling (docling-project) Fixed in 2.132.0
- Fix · CNA docling-slim (docling-project) Fixed in 2.132.0
- Fix · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c docling (PyPI) Fixed in 2.132.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c docling-slim (PyPI) Fixed in 2.132.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Lightspeed Core | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105743
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected], PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- 2026-10-07 6 new references · GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 3
More docling-project Docling vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68355 Docling Tectonic TikZ rendering enables arbitrary file read/write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-68362 Arbitrary local file read in Docling OpenDocument backend CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-68360 Docling table span parsing causes CPU and memory exhaustion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-68353 Docling sends configured HTTP headers to any remote image host CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-68359 Docling embeds local image files from crafted JSON documents CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-32061 Docling: Unsafe XML Entity Expansion in USPTO Patent Backend CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-105743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc36-qwjq-x68c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-105743 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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