CVE-2026-79674EPSS p30.5%

CVE-2026-79674CVE-2026-79674

nltk / nltk

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.

Scoring

CVSS 8.2 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS0.39% probability of exploitation · percentile 30.5% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-08-31
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.