Answer in brief
CVE-2026-126304 records a High severity (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in NLTK 3.10.0 before 3.10.4 Symlink Escape in YCOECorpusReader. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps nltk/nltk (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps nltk/nltk (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| nltk/nltkgeneric | >=3.10.0 <3.10.4 | 3.10.4 |
Published upstream
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 13, 2026
NLTK from 3.10.0 before 3.10.4 contains a symlink escape vulnerability in YCOECorpusReader that allows attackers to read files outside the corpus root by planting psd or pos directory symlinks. Attackers controlling a YCOE corpus can make parsed_sents() and tagged_words() return file content from other corpora or temporary files within the NLTK data sandbox.
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