ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-70626
NLTK versions before 3.9.4 contain a symlink escape vulnerability in CorpusReader.open() that allows local attackers to read arbitrary files outside the corpus root. The vulnerability exists because path validation is lexical and does not account for symlink resolution, enabling attackers to place symlinks inside the corpus root to access files outside the intended boundary.
Published 22 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
Last modified 22 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Source references
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