# CVE-2026-105750: Docling: \`enable\_local\_fetch\` is not enforced in HTML browser-rendering mode

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4215, GHSA-Q43M-VHCP-MHVM, PYSEC-2026-4196
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.118.1
- Published: 2026-10-05 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- docling-project docling: from 2.82.0, fixed in 2.118.1
- docling-project docling-slim: from 2.92.0, fixed in 2.118.1
- docling (PyPI): from 2.82.0, fixed in 2.118.1
- docling-slim (PyPI): from 2.92.0, fixed in 2.118.1

## Description

Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.82.0 until 2.118.1, HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True) permits file URLs because HTMLDocumentBackend._get_browser_request_block_reason does not enforce the enable_local_fetch setting or confine local requests to the source document directory. Crafted path-backed HTML can embed a readable local text file in a browser-rendered page image when Playwright is installed. Only filesystem Path inputs are affected because stream inputs use an opaque origin, and the default configuration, command-line interface, docling-serve, and non-rendering backends are not affected. This issue is fixed in 2.118.1.

## 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 (2.118.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-q43m-vhcp-mhvm
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/3948
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/1612b8875b0937447ce3122536fb5360a7102a0a
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.118.1

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