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CVE-2026-54293Disclosure(nltk / nltk)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. Prior to 3.10.0-rc1, nltk.data.load() in NLTK is vulnerable to path traversal via URL-encoded path separators and traversal segments when using the nltk: URL scheme. The unsafe-path regex check is performed before url2pathname() decodes the %xx sequences (a classic decode-after-check / TOCTOU-style flaw), allowing an attacker to bypass the protection documented in NLTK's SECURITY.md and read arbitrary files from the filesystem. While literal traversal strings such as ../../../etc/passwd are correctly blocked, encoded variants such as %2fetc%2fpasswd, %2e%2e%2f..., and ..%2f..%2f slip past the regex and are subsequently decoded into a real filesystem path. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.10.0-rc1.

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Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Exploit / PoC references
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • nltk

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
nltk
Products
nltk

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-22: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-22: 106-22
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-54293 Path Traversal in NLTK Prior to 3.10.0-rc1 via URL-Encoded Separa... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-54293 Customizable Vulnerability Alerts: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=4

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a path traversal vulnerability in NLTK (before 3.10.0‑rc1) and links to details, but provides no exploit code, patch info, or evidence of active exploitation.

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