CVE-2026-62385
8.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nltk | nltk | 0 < 3.10.0 | affected |
| nltk | nltk | 3.10.0 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-568f-pv23-39p4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-path-traversal-via-framenet-and-nkjp-readers
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