{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-62383",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62383",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-62383 is fixed in nltk on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62383 (version 3.10.3-1), released August 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "nltk: nltk versions before 3.10.2 contain a symlink-based arbitrary file read vulnerability in IPIPANCorpusReader methods t...",
  "description": "nltk versions before 3.10.2 contain a symlink-based arbitrary file read vulnerability in IPIPANCorpusReader methods that bypass nltk.pathsec validation entirely. Attackers can place a symlink in the corpus root directory and read arbitrary files accessible to the process by calling channels(), domains(), categories(), or fileids() methods with the symlink filename.",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:16:17Z",
  "severity": "",
  "epss": 0.00183,
  "epssPercentile": 0.07903,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "nltk",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "3.10.3-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62383",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-62383",
      "released": "2026-08-22T23:48:30Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}