High severity · published Oct 5, 2026
CVE-2026-105751
Docling: Arbitrary local file read via draw:image xlink:href in the OpenDocument backend
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.107.0 until 2.120.3, docling/backend/opendocument_backend.py uses the xlink:href attribute value of a draw:image element as a filesystem path when the referenced part is not found in the document archive. The _image_ref_from_odf_image function reads that attacker-controlled path without a scheme check, extraction-directory confinement, or the enable_local_fetch setting used by other backends. Readable files that Pillow can decode as images are embedded in converted output, and other existing paths can be distinguished through the attempted read. This issue is fixed in 2.120.3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
docling · docling-project
>= 2.107.0, < 2.120.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105751
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105751
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-4xhp-xg4w-8ppm
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/4015
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/6ee9965adfc364b3696a67c825ec2f0d9cee4311
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.120.3
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