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.
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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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-before-3.10.3-hardlink-file-overwrite-via-downloader
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-f794-5jv7-7672
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3741
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