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.
References
https://huntr.com/bounties/f5c93982-0cc9-4e2e-bb85-1b6ab29a2efb
https://huntr.com/bounties/f5c93982-0cc9-4e2e-bb85-1b6ab29a2efb
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 · High
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Analyzed
Published
2026-07-04T02:16:23.603Z
3 months agoLast modified
2026-07-08T15:01:20.813Z
3 months ago