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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local, deterministic import-time code execution once a malicious entry-point package is installed; UI:R because Docling must be started, S:U as code runs within the same process authority, full C/I/A from arbitrary execution.
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8Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 2 pypi packages depend on docling-slim (1 direct, 1 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.92.0.
DescriptionNVD
Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.27.0 until 2.131.0, Docling plugin factories in docling/models/factories/base_factory.py call load_setuptools_entrypoints() before applying the allow_external_plugins setting, so every module registered in the Docling entry-point group is imported even when external plugins are disabled. An installed third-party or compromised package can therefore execute import-time code when Docling starts, while the subsequent namespace filter misleadingly reports that the plugin was not loaded. This issue is fixed in 2.131.0.
AnalysisAI
Import-time code execution in Docling 2.27.0 through 2.131.0 lets any distribution already present in the same Python environment that registers an entry point in the 'docling' group run arbitrary code as soon as Docling's plugin factories initialize - even when allow_external_plugins is set to false, because the plugin manager imports every registered module before the namespace allow-list is applied and then misleadingly logs that the plugin was skipped. The assessed vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms this is a local, supply-chain-style prerequisite: an attacker must first get a third-party or compromised package installed and registered, and Docling must then be started by a user, so there is no remote network exploitation path. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Requires a third-party or compromised distribution that registers an entry point in the Docling 'docling' entry-point group to already be installed in the same Python environment, and Docling to be started so the factory's load_from_plugins runs. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Signals conflict sharply between theoretical and practical severity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: 2.131.0 - upgrade docling and, where present, docling-slim to 2.131.0 or later, which reorders entry-point handling so disallowed plugin modules are never imported (see the advisory https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-9jxx-vjrv-h2rq, the fix PR https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/4413, commit 0f443b3786e98688a2da3b7c8f56fe5e46af876c, and the release https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.131.0). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all environments running Docling versions 2.27.0 through 2.131.0 and audit installed Python packages for any that register entry points in the 'docling' group, flagging unknown or untrusted distributions; temporarily restrict Docling execution to isolated virtual environments. …
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