# CVE-2026-105745: Docling: Plugin entry points are imported before the allow\_external\_plugins check

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4210, GHSA-9JXX-VJRV-H2RQ, PYSEC-2026-4192
- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.131.0
- Published: 2026-10-05 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- docling-project docling: from 2.27.0, fixed in 2.131.0
- docling-project docling-slim: from 2.27.0, fixed in 2.131.0
- docling (PyPI): from 2.27.0, fixed in 2.131.0
- docling-slim (PyPI): from 2.92.0, fixed in 2.131.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on docling-project docling, docling-project docling-slim, docling or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (2.131.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-9jxx-vjrv-h2rq
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/4413
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/0f443b3786e98688a2da3b7c8f56fe5e46af876c
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.131.0

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