NLTK filestring function arbitrary file read

The vulnerability of the filestring function in the nltk.util module of the NLTK natural language processing and statistics library is related to an incorrect path limitation for the directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to read arbitrary files...

SUSE CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

EUVD-2026-10351

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

NLTK has Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path Input in nltk.util.filestring()

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

GHSA-H8WQ-7XC4-P3QX NLTK has Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path Input in nltk.util.filestring()

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

EUVD-2026-10350

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

PYSEC-2026-97

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

PYSEC-2026-97

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

CVE-2026-0846 Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path Input in nltk.util.filestring()

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

CVE-2026-0846

The CVE concerns nltk 3.9.2, specifically the filestring() function in nltk.util, which opens user-supplied file paths without proper sanitization. This allows arbitrary file read by passing absolute or traversal paths, enabling access to sensitive system files. Exploitation can occur locally or ...

CVE-2026-0846 Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path Input in nltk.util.filestring()

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

CVE-2026-0846 Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path Input in nltk.util.filestring()

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

Directory Traversal

Overview nltk is a Natural Language Toolkit NLTK is a Python package for natural language processing. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the filestring function. An attacker can access sensitive files by supplying specially crafted input paths, such as...

CVE-2026-0846

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...

PT-2026-24105

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nltk version 3.9.2 Description A flaw exists in the filestring function within the nltk.util module. This issue allows for arbitrary file reading because of inadequate validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by...

CVE-2026-0846: Absolute Path Traversal

A vulnerability in the filestring function of the nltk.util module in nltk version 3.9.2 allows arbitrary file read due to improper validation of input paths. The function directly opens files specified by user input without sanitization, enabling attackers to access sensitive system files by...