Untrusted JAR Code Execution in Multiple Stanford Interface Classes in nltk/nltk (nltk nltk/nltk)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- @huntr_ai
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In nltk/nltk versions 3.9.3 and earlier, five Stanford interface classes (StanfordPOSTagger, StanfordNERTagger, StanfordParser, StanfordDependencyParser, and StanfordNeuralDependencyParser) are vulnerable to untrusted JAR code execution. These classes accept user-controllable JAR paths and execute them via the `java()` function, which invokes `subprocess.Popen()` without integrity verification. This vulnerability is identical to CVE-2026-0848, which was fixed for StanfordSegmenter by adding SHA256 verification. However, the fix was not applied to these additional classes, leaving them susceptible to arbitrary code execution when loading untrusted JAR files.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | @huntr_ai |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@huntr.dev (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-9r6g-266r-89x4 — NLTK Stanford wrapper classes execute untrusted JAR files without verification
- PYSEC-2026-2085 — In nltk/nltk versions 3.9.3 and earlier, five Stanford interface classes (StanfordPOSTagger, StanfordNERTagger, StanfordParser, StanfordDependencyParser, and St
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-41656
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-12252
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.9.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| nltk · nltk/nltk | affected unspecified ≤ latest |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |