Docling KServe v2 OCR ignores disabled remote services setting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- 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 and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-668, CWE-693 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The docling and docling-slim packages from 2.83.0 before 2.131.0 send page images to the configured KServe v2 OCR endpoint even when the caller sets enable_remote_services to false. The KServeV2OcrModel class does not check this policy setting, and the pipeline does not pass it to the OCR factory (CWE-693). The destination is set by the caller, not chosen by an attacker, but remote OCR still runs in setups that rely on remote services being disabled.
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 2.83.0 until 2.131.0, the KServeV2OcrModel class defined in docling/models/stages/ocr/kserve_v2_ocr_model.py sends page images to its configured endpoint without checking the pipeline_options.enable_remote_services setting, even when the caller sets that policy control to false. The StandardPdfPipeline._make_ocr_model method also fails to pass the flag into the OCR factory, allowing remote OCR processing in configurations that rely on remote services being disabled. The destination is configured by the caller rather than selected by an attacker. This issue is fixed in 2.131.0.
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 | 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 | 2.131.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| docling-project | docling-slim | 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 | 2.131.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- docling Vendordocling-project Affected 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 Fixed in 2.131.0 Patch available CNA
- docling-slim Vendordocling-project Affected 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 Fixed in 2.131.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:docling:docling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 | Vulnerable | docling-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:docling:docling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.83.0 to before 2.131.0 Vulnerable ·docling-project
Remediation
Upgrade docling and docling-slim to 2.131.0, which fixes this issue. Red Hat lists Lightspeed Core and Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) as affected with no plan available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA docling (docling-project) Fixed in 2.131.0
- Fix · CNA docling-slim (docling-project) Fixed in 2.131.0
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-2026-105746
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · NVD
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-2026-105746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-105746 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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