CVE-2026-109956

waiting for further signals

GHSA-9fgx-q9j8-3j83 ↗EUVD-2026-98660 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable

cve.orgpublic poc−15dkev

nltk <= 3.10.3

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ETK-2026-1472, permanent identifier

pkg:pypi/nltk

cvss8.3cna vendorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7d 14h 41msince last run

11mAI analysis

timeline

0 = cve.org publication

trigger signal −15dpublic poc−15dcve.org publicationwaiting for further signals+0.1d

−10d

−5d

description

NLTK releases through 3.10.3 are affected in the WekaClassifier component. An attacker who can control model-path inputs may cause the Weka process to read from or write to locations outside configured data directories. Applications are exposed when untrusted users or data sources can supply these model settings.

mitigation

Do not permit untrusted input to set WekaClassifier model paths, and restrict the Weka process to a dedicated account with access only to required directories. Apply a vendor-provided update when a fixed NLTK release is published.

check

exploit

automation

contextual

auth required

EPSS

0.32%23rd percentile

agent run time

11m

cve.org record, t = 0

2026-10-13 13:27Z

Δ to public poc

−15d

Δ to kev

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outcome

Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

2026-09-29 00:52Z
ghsa: trigger signal
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-j456-xh4h-cpf2
2026-10-13 13:27Z
cve_org: trigger signal, started the run
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109956

this entry in the feed

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  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-98660",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Path traversal in NLTK WekaClassifier",
  "summary": "NLTK releases through 3.10.3 are affected in the WekaClassifier component. An attacker who can control model-path inputs may cause the Weka process to read from or write to locations outside configured data directories. Applications are exposed when untrusted users or data sources can supply these model settings.",
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  "epss_score": 0.0032,
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  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
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published 2026-10-13 14:48Z
last change 2026-10-21 05:31Z

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