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CVE-2026-62383: NLTK: Symlink-based arbitrary file read in IPIPANCorpusReader, bypasses nltk.pathsec entirely

September 8, 2026

IPIPANCorpusReader (nltk/corpus/reader/ipipan.py) exposes public methods, channels(), domains(), categories(), and fileids(channels=...), that accept a caller supplied fileids list and read a file via a completely unprotected builtin open() call, with no nltk.pathsec involvement at all. A symlink placed inside the corpus root, with a name containing no separators or .., passes NLTK’s existing traversal checks and is opened directly, reading a file from anywhere on the filesystem the process can access.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hhw-38pf-pxj6
  • github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/ee1a42e51982c4dce6ad3ee77ff1ac43894288ab
  • github.com/nltk/nltk/pull/3727
  • github.com/nltk/nltk/releases/tag/v3.10.2
  • github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-3hhw-38pf-pxj6
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nltk/PYSEC-2026-3726.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62383
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-ipipancorpusreader-symlink-arbitrary-file-read

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.10.0 before 3.10.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.10.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.2 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

pypi/nltk/CVE-2026-62383.yml

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