Bug 2524988 - CVE-2026-79674 python-nltk: NLTK: Information disclosure via path traversal in corpus-reader constructors [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-79674 python-nltk: NLTK: Information disclosure via path traversal i...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-nltk
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: José Matos
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: CVE-2026-79674
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Reported: 2026-08-27 14:42 UTC by Joel Chamberlain
Modified: 2026-08-27 14:42 UTC (History)
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Description Joel Chamberlain 2026-08-27 14:42:04 UTC
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NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a path sandbox bypass vulnerability in corpus-reader constructors that allows attackers to read files outside the intended data root. Attackers can supply arbitrary corpus root paths to LinThesaurusCorpusReader and PanLexLiteCorpusReader constructors to access filesystem content and SQLite databases outside the pathsec sandbox boundary.


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