VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-79674

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-25
Last modified2026-08-31
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-73

Primary references