CVE-2024-39705
moderate-risk
Published 2024-06-27
NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.
Do I need to act?
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10.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
References (6)
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
11/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal