Untrusted Search Path Affecting nltk package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-NLTK-19256969
  • published25 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-78680  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 nltk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nltk package and not the nltk package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

NLTK versions before 3.10.3 fail to use validated absolute paths when invoking the Graphviz dot binary in dependencygraph.dot2img and AlignedSent.repr_svg, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious dot binary in the search path or current working directory. Attackers can exploit bare-name binary resolution on Windows via the current working directory or on Unix-like systems via relative PATH entries to execute their binary instead of the legitimate Graphviz tool.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1