CVE-2026-62384

NLTK versions before 3.10.2 contain a symlink-based sandbox bypass in FramenetCorpusReader that allows attackers to read arbitrary XML files outside the corpus root. Attackers can place symlinks with names containing no path separators inside the corpus subdirectory, which pass the path validation guard and are resolved to files outside the intended corpus root when accessed via frame_by_name(), _lu_file(), or doc() methods.

CVSS 4.0

8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 50% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-08-22

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• nltk:nltk

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-f833-7jw8-xwrv
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-framenetcorpusreader-symlink-sandbox-bypass-before
• https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-f833-7jw8-xwrv

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