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Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-54293

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 33.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
Products affected by CVE-2026-54293
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.0
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.0
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.6
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.6
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.7
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.7
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.7
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.7
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.8
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.8
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.8.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.8.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.3


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