CVE-2026-0848 PUBLISHED

Arbitrary Code Execution in NLTK StanfordSegmenter via Untrusted JAR Loading

Assigner: @huntr_ai
Reserved: 10.01.2026 Published: 05.03.2026 Updated: 05.03.2026

NLTK versions <=3.9.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to improper input validation in the StanfordSegmenter module. The module dynamically loads external Java .jar files without verification or sandboxing. An attacker can supply or replace the JAR file, enabling the execution of arbitrary Java bytecode at import time. This vulnerability can be exploited through methods such as model poisoning, MITM attacks, or dependency poisoning, leading to remote code execution. The issue arises from the direct execution of the JAR file via subprocess with unvalidated classpath input, allowing malicious classes to execute when loaded by the JVM.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 10

Product Status

Vendor nltk
Product nltk/nltk
Versions
  • affected from unspecified to latest (incl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation CWE