VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-62385

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-22
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

Primary references