Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) has path traversal in FramenetCorpusReader.frame() that allows arbitrary XML file rea...
High-risk advisory
CVE-2026-12074
Summary
Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) has path traversal in FramenetCorpusReader.frame() that allows arbitrary XML file read, bypassing the nltk.pathsec sandbox (ENFORCE=True)
Why it matters
GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for nltk. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.
Operator check
Check whether nltk is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.
Sources
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