CVE-2026-63312

NLTK StreamBackedCorpusView Bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE Arbitrary File Read

Published Aug 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NLTK before 3.10.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in StreamBackedCorpusView that bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE by calling builtins.open() directly instead of pathsec.open(). Attackers who control the fileid argument can read arbitrary local files regardless of the ENFORCE setting, including sensitive system files and application credentials.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x5ph-mj9p-rfr8 NLTK: StreamBackedCorpusView Bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE - Arbitrary Local File Read
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description NLTK before 3.10.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in StreamBackedCorpusView that bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE by calling builtins.open() directly instead of pathsec.open(). Attackers who control the fileid argument can read arbitrary local files regardless of the ENFORCE setting, including sensitive system files and application credentials.
Title NLTK StreamBackedCorpusView Bypasses pathsec.ENFORCE Arbitrary File Read
First Time appeared Nltk
Nltk nltk
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nltk
Nltk nltk
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 24, 2026, 6:34 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2026, 12:13 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 22, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 1:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 22, 2026, 2:12 PM