HIGH 8.2 NVD
CVE-2026-62385
NLTK versions before 3.10.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in FramenetCorpusReader and NKJPCorpusReader that allows attackers to parse XML files outside
NLTK versions before 3.10.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in FramenetCorpusReader and NKJPCorpusReader that allows attackers to parse XML files outside the corpus root by supplying unsafe selectors or poisoned index state. Attackers can exploit frame_by_name, doc, lu, and header methods with crafted parameters to read arbitrary XML files accessible to the application.
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-568f-pv23-39p4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-path-traversal-via-framenet-and-nkjp-readers
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2 was published on 2026-08-22 via NVD.
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