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CVE-2026-78680— NLTK before 3.10.3 Arbitrary Code Execution via Graphviz dot Binary

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nltk nltk
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Natural Language Toolkit是Natural Language Toolkit组织开源的一个自然语言处理工具包。 Natural Language Toolkit 3.10.3之前版本存在权限许可和访问控制问题漏洞，该漏洞源于在dependencygraph.dot2img和AlignedSent._repr_svg_中调用Graphviz dot二进制文件时未使用经过验证的绝对路径，可能导致攻击者在搜索路径或当前工作目录中放置恶意dot二进制文件，从而执行任意代码。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.18% · P7

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution

Affected Version Matrix 2

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
nltk nltk < 3.10.3 affected
3.10.3 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-78680

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
NLTK before 3.10.3 Arbitrary Code Execution via Graphviz dot Binary
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
NLTK versions before 3.10.3 fail to use validated absolute paths when invoking the Graphviz dot binary in dependencygraph.dot2img and AlignedSent._repr_svg_, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious dot binary in the search path or current working directory. Attackers can exploit bare-name binary resolution on Windows via the current working directory or on Unix-like systems via relative PATH entries to execute their binary instead of the legitimate Graphviz tool.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
不可信的搜索路径
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Natural Language Toolkit 权限许可和访问控制问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Natural Language Toolkit是Natural Language Toolkit组织开源的一个自然语言处理工具包。 Natural Language Toolkit 3.10.3之前版本存在权限许可和访问控制问题漏洞，该漏洞源于在dependencygraph.dot2img和AlignedSent._repr_svg_中调用Graphviz dot二进制文件时未使用经过验证的绝对路径，可能导致攻击者在搜索路径或当前工作目录中放置恶意dot二进制文件，从而执行任意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
nltk nltk 0 ~ 3.10.3 -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2026-78680

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Success marker: VULNERABLE: attacker-controlled dot binary executed, exfiltrated token PROOF_cb876d36d1a5c8f5 via dot2img
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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-78680

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78680 (2)

Same Patch Batch · nltk · 2026-08-25 · 8 CVEs total

CVE-2026-79657 9.8 CRITICAL NLTK before 3.10.3 Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Pickle Deserialization
CVE-2026-79675 9.8 CRITICAL NLTK before 3.10.3 JVM Argument Injection via Per-Call Options
CVE-2026-78683 9.6 CRITICAL NLTK before 3.10.0 Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Pickle Deserialization
CVE-2026-79674 8.2 HIGH NLTK 3.10.2 Path Traversal via corpus-reader constructors
CVE-2026-78681 7.5 HIGH NLTK before 3.10.3 Entity Expansion DoS via ElementTree
CVE-2026-78682 7.5 HIGH NLTK before 3.10.3 SSRF Protection Bypass via Proxy
CVE-2026-79676 5.9 MEDIUM NLTK before 3.10.3 Path Traversal via Symlink Bypass

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: nltk
Same vendor: nltk
Same weakness: CWE-426

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