CVE-2026-79675

PYSEC-2026-3749 · CVE-2026-79675 · GHSA-m4rf-3fr8-xwx3

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Modified Sep 2, 2026

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Description

NLTK before 3.10.3 fails to validate JVM options passed through the per-call options parameter in the java() function, allowing attackers to inject dangerous JVM flags. Attackers can supply malicious options like -agentpath, -javaagent, or @argfile to Stanford wrapper classes to achieve arbitrary code execution.

References

ADVISORY https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-before-jvm-argument-injection-via-per-call-options
EVIDENCE https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-m4rf-3fr8-xwx3

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CVE-2026-79675

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