Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting nltk package, versions [0,3.9.4)
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- published19 Mar 2026
- disclosed19 Mar 2026
- creditleduckhuong
Introduced: 19 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-33231 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade nltk to version 3.9.4 or higher.
Overview
nltk is a Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) is a Python package for natural language processing.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in WordNet Browser HTTP server in default configuration. An attacker can cause the service to terminate immediately by sending a specially crafted unauthenticated HTTP GET request (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:8004/SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER) to the listening port.