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