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CVE-2026-62388: nltk before 3.10.0 (exclusive), 0 to before 3.10.0
CVE-2026-62388. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.5 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00512 (percentile 0.42064), scored 13-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
nltk · before 3.10.0 (exclusive)
nltk
nltk · 0 to before 3.10.0
nltk
Description’s affected range: versions before 3.10.0 default to ENFORCE=False in pathsec.py
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Attackers can bypass path traversal and pickle deserialization protections by exploiting the disabled security controls that are only active when manually enabled. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.7/10) rates confidentiality impact as high; integrity and availability impact as none.
- CWE
- CWE-1188
- CCR priority
- 30.1 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · Vendor/CNA
- EPSS
- 0.00512 · percentile 0.42064 · 2026-10-13
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-14 15:56:36.793806+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-62388.html