NLTK through 3.10.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability in WekaClassifier that allows attackers to bypass nltk.pathsec containment by supplying unvalidated model paths. Attackers controlling the model_filename or model argument can make the weka JVM write files via -d or probe files via -l outside allowed data roots.
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Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | NLTK through 3.10.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability in WekaClassifier that allows attackers to bypass nltk.pathsec containment by supplying unvalidated model paths. Attackers controlling the model_filename or model argument can make the weka JVM write files via -d or probe files via -l outside allowed data roots. | |
| Title | NLTK through 3.10.3 Path Traversal via WekaClassifier Model Path | |
| First Time appeared |
Nltk
Nltk nltk |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Nltk
Nltk nltk |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-13T13:27:20.244Z
Reserved: 2026-10-13T11:25:25.214Z
Link: CVE-2026-109956
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-13T14:17:34.520
Modified: 2026-10-13T14:17:34.520
Link: CVE-2026-109956
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