CVE-2026-63310
NLTK before 3.9.3 fails to verify file integrity after downloading packages and before extraction in the downloader module. Attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks or DNS poisoning to inject malicious package contents that are extracted without validation.
Published:Aug 22, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 31, 2026
EPS:Aug 22, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00116
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nltk
Product
Nltk
Nltk
Nltk
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
