HIGH 8.8 NVD
CVE-2026-79674
NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a path sandbox bypass vulnerability in corpus-reader constructors that allows attackers to read files outside the intended d
NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a path sandbox bypass vulnerability in corpus-reader constructors that allows attackers to read files outside the intended data root. Attackers can supply arbitrary corpus root paths to LinThesaurusCorpusReader and PanLexLiteCorpusReader constructors to access filesystem content and SQLite databases outside the pathsec sandbox boundary.
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-3gq4-3j92-5w49
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-path-traversal-via-corpus-reader-constructors
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2026-08-25 via NVD.
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