NLTK before 3.10.3 contains a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the tgrep module. The _tgrep
NLTK before 3.10.3 contains a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the tgrep module. The _tgrep_node_action function compiles user-supplied regular expressions embedded in /regex/ pattern nodes and executes them via re.search against tree node labels without any validation or timeout. An attacker who controls the tgrep pattern (e.g., via tgrep_positions() or tgrep_compile() exposed to external input) can supply a pattern that triggers catastrophic backtracking, causing i
Affected packages
- nltk— before 3.10.3
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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Sources
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-3.10.2-regular-expression-denial-of-service-via-tgrep
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-w3v8-gmh9-3wv7
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3751
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