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Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-12261

A vulnerability in `nltk.downloader` in nltk/nltk versions <= 3.9.4 allows for cross-package resource and model poisoning. The downloader extracts package archives into shared namespaces such as `corpora/` and `taggers/` instead of package-isolated roots, and validates package integrity only after the archive has been written and extracted. This design flaw enables one package to overwrite another package's trusted resources within the same namespace, making the changes immediately active through ordinary NLTK APIs. This issue persists across fresh interpreter restarts and can affect downstream workflows, including machine learning pipelines and reproducibility-sensitive environments.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 10.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
Products affected by CVE-2026-12261
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 2.0.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.0
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.0
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.0.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.2.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.4.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.4
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.5
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.5
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.6
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.6
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.6.7
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.7
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.7
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.7
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.8
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.8
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.8.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.8.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.1
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.2
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.3
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.3
  • Nltk » Nltk » Version: 3.9.4
    cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.9.4


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