7.5

CVE-2026-54293

Exploit

NLTK: URL-Encoded Path Traversal in nltk.data.load() Allows Arbitrary Local File Read

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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Nltk ≫ Nltk Version < 3.10.0
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.38% 0.296
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security-advisories@github.com 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-p4gq-832x-fm9v
Vendor Advisory
Exploit
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/pull/3575
Patch
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54293
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491486
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54293.json