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NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a filesystem containment bypass vulnerability in the Downloader.download and Downloa

NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a filesystem containment bypass vulnerability in the Downloader.download and Downloader.incr_download methods that allows attackers to overwrite files outside the install root through pre-existing hardlinks. Attackers with write access to a shared downloader directory can create hardlinks pointing to outside-root files that are then overwritten during normal package extraction, mutating files outside the intended install tree.

CVE-2026-81727Published 1 week agoUpdated 5 days agoSource: OSV

Affected packages

  • nltkbefore 3.10.3

Exploit signal

Known exploited (CISA KEV)
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NLTK versions before 3.10.3 contain a filesystem containment bypass vulnerability in the Downloader.download and Downloa | HackTribune