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CVE-2026-79674

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Published: Aug 25, 2026Modified: Aug 31, 2026

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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XShow less
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Nltk: Nltk
Nltk
1 product
Nltk
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nltk
Before 3.10.3

Related CWEs

CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path
The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.

References (3)

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitVendor Advisory

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