Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-33231
NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in a denial of service. Commit bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b patches the issue.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 12.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
Products affected by CVE-2026-33231
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:2.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.4.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.6
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cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:3.6.7