CVE-2026-80205

nltk: NLTK versions before 3.10.0 contain a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Text.findall() and TokenS...

CVE-2026-80205 is fixed in nltk on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80205 (version 3.10.0-1), released August 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0065
51st percentile

NLTK versions before 3.10.0 contain a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Text.findall() and TokenSearcher.findall() methods that accept user-supplied regular expressions without validation or timeout. Attackers can supply crafted regex patterns that cause catastrophic backtracking, resulting in indefinite CPU saturation and denial of service to all users of the Python process.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
nltk · Debian 14 3.10.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80205 Aug 27, 2026

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