CVE-2024-39705

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: June 27, 2024 Modified: April 15, 2026

Description

NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

10.8%

93th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

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