Description
NLTK from 3.9.4 before 3.10.4 contains a symlink following vulnerability in nltk.sem.chat80.sql_query() that bypasses the pathsec data-root sandbox containment check. Attackers who can write into a trusted NLTK data root can plant a symbolic link to read SQLite databases outside the sandbox.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 13, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis