CVE-2024-39705

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Published Jun 27, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-cgvx-9447-vcch	ntlk unsafe deserialization vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.346% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706

History

Sep 15, 2024 9:00 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-300	CWE-502

Aug 19, 2024 8:30 AM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706

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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 15, 2024, 7:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 27, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 15, 2024, 7:27 PM
Reserved: Jun 27, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 19, 2024, 7:47 AM

Updated: Aug 19, 2024, 7:47 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:42 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 27, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:42 AM

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