High severity · published Aug 22, 2026
CVE-2026-62384
NLTK FramenetCorpusReader Symlink Sandbox Bypass before 3.10.2
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NLTK versions before 3.10.2 contain a symlink-based sandbox bypass in FramenetCorpusReader that allows attackers to read arbitrary XML files outside the corpus root. Attackers can place symlinks with names containing no path separators inside the corpus subdirectory, which pass the path validation guard and are resolved to files outside the intended corpus root when accessed via frame_by_name(), _lu_file(), or doc() methods.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NL
nltk · nltk
3.10.0 before 3.10.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62384
Exploit
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-f833-7jw8-xwrv
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-framenetcorpusreader-symlink-sandbox-bypass-before
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