Description
NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| nltk | nltk | <= 3.8.1 |
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 27, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred