CVE-2024-39705 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting NLTK versions up to 3.8.1. It arises when untrusted data packages containing pickled Python code are downloaded and used by NLTK's integrated functionality, such as with averaged_perceptron_tagger or punkt. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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