Link Following Affecting nltk package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-NLTK-19233528
  • published23 Aug 2026
  • disclosed22 Aug 2026

Introduced: 22 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-70626  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest nltk.

NVD Description

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

NLTK versions before 3.9.4 contain a symlink escape vulnerability in CorpusReader.open() that allows local attackers to read arbitrary files outside the corpus root. The vulnerability exists because path validation is lexical and does not account for symlink resolution, enabling attackers to place symlinks inside the corpus root to access files outside the intended boundary.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1