CVE-2026-33236 - Vulnerability Analysis
HighCVSS: 8.1Last Updated: March 20, 2026
NLTK - Path Traversal
Published: March 20, 2026Updated: March 20, 2026Remote Exploitable
Overview
NLTK <= 3.9.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper validation of 'subdir' and 'id' attributes in remote XML index files, letting attackers create or overwrite arbitrary files remotely, exploit requires attacker-controlled XML index server.
Severity & Score
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.1
Impact
Attackers can create, overwrite, or modify arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to code execution or system compromise.
Mitigation
Update to a version including commit 89fe2ec2c6bae6e2e7a46dad65cc34231976ed8a or later.
References
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-33236
- Severity
- High
- CVSS Score
- 8.1
- Type
- path_traversal
- Status
- new
CWE
- CWE-22
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H