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CVE-2026-79657: nltk before 3.10.3 (exclusive), 0 to before 3.10.3

CVE-2026-79657. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.01267 (percentile 0.68812), scored 2026-10-06.

Affected technology

nltk · before 3.10.3 (exclusive)
nltk

nltk · 0 to before 3.10.3
nltk

Description’s affected range: versions before 3.10.3

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

The source reports that an attacker could run code remotely. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 9.3/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-08 17:34:41.317727+00:00

CWE: CWE-502
CCR priority: 39.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.01267 · percentile 0.68884 · 2026-10-08
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-08 17:36:22.845483+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-08 17:32:11.049884+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-79657.html