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HIGHCVSS 8.7EPSS 0.6%

CVE-2026-63312

CVE-2026-63312 updated by NVD

Published
2026-09-08
Modified
2026-10-16
EPSS percentile
45%
Sources
github-advisory, nvd

Summary

NLTK before 3.10.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in StreamBackedCorpusView that bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE by calling builtins.open() directly instead of pathsec.open(). Attackers who control the fileid argument can read arbitrary local files regardless of the ENFORCE setting, including sensitive system files and application credentials.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
PyPInltk—3.10.0

Remediation: Upgrade to 3.10.0 or later.

References

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EPSS scores provided by the FIRST.org Exploit Prediction Scoring System.