CVE-2026-126297
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-qvhx-rvgc-jhwf ↗EUVD-2026-125224 ↗
description
NLTK through 3.10.3 can consume excessive CPU while processing untrusted CoNLL data through ConllCorpusReader.srl_instances(). A crafted SRL corpus can delay or block the processing worker; exposure requires attacker-controlled corpus input and use of this SRL-specific API.
mitigation
Upgrade nltk to version 3.10.4 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted CoNLL SRL input and enforce input-size and CPU-time limits on parsing workers.
fixed in 3.10.4
outcome
Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, 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.
- 2026-11-13 09:36Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-11-13 09:36Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-126297
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-11-14 00:11Z
last change 2026-11-14 06:33Z
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