CVE-2026-79674
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
13.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-73
Published 2026-08-25 · modified 2026-08-31
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-08-25 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-31 — Last modified (NVD)
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.