CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-62385
8.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-22
- Last modified
- 2026-10-14
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — 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/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
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-73
Description
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 configurations
• nltk nltk (< 3.10.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path weakness
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-568f-pv23-39p4 Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-path-traversal-via-framenet-and-nkjp-readers Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-568f-pv23-39p4 Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation