# CVE-2026-112310: docling-core 2.5.0 before 2.103.0 Local File Disclosure via Plain Path ImageRef

- Also known as: GHSA-JX5C-6GMW-72M3
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.103.0
- Published: 2026-10-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- docling-project docling-core: from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.103.0

## Description

docling-core 2.5.0 before 2.103.0 contains a local file disclosure vulnerability that allows attackers to read local images by supplying plain filesystem paths in ImageRef URIs, bypassing the allow_image_file_uri gate. Attackers can submit crafted DoclingDocument JSON or YAML that, when exported with ImageRefMode.EMBEDDED or rendered to HTML, embeds readable local image files as base64 and reveals path existence.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on docling-project docling-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.103.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/security/advisories/GHSA-jx5c-6gmw-72m3
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/commit/f952fc5d4c68fb673043c7c9f9c4390052959517
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/releases/tag/v2.103.0
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/pull/900
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/blob/v2.102.0/docling_core/types/doc/common/reference.py
- https://github.com/docling-project/docling-core/blob/v2.102.0/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/docling-core-through-2.102.0-local-file-disclosure-via-plain-path-imageref

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