CVE-2026-0848

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-05. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

NLTK versions <=3.9.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to improper input validation in the StanfordSegmenter module. The module dynamically loads external Java .jar files without verification or sandboxing. An attacker can supply or replace the JAR file, enabling the execution of arbitrary Java bytecode at import time. This vulnerability can be exploited through methods such as model poisoning, MITM attacks, or dependency poisoning, leading to remote code execution. The issue arises from the direct execution of the JAR file via subprocess with unvalidated classpath input, allowing malicious classes to execute when loaded by the JVM.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
76(Attend)
EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
55%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 5, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-nltk (3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ jammy2026-06-12ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk3.10.0-1 ... 3.9.3-1 (12 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk3.10.0-1 ... 3.9.3-1 (9 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk3.10.0-1 ... 3.9.3-1 (6 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk3.9.1-2, 3.9.2-13.9.3-1—
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk0.8 ... 3.9b1 (63 versions)3.9.3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 248 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-09-03 00:00 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-16 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-16 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-15 00:51 UTCVendor advisory
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  10. 2026-08-14 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-12 23:57 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-12 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-11 22:40 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-11 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-11 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-11 05:28 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-11 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-10 13:00 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-10 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-09 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-09 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-09 17:39 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-09 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-09 13:36 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-09 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-09 08:00 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-09 08:00 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-09 08:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-08 11:54 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-08 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-08 07:52 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-08 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-07 23:40 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-07 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-07 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-07 19:38 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-07 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-06 06:31 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-06 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-06 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-06 02:29 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-06 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-08-04 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-04 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-02 22:44 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-02 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0848?
CVE-2026-0848 is a critical vulnerability published on March 5, 2026. NLTK versions <=3.9.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to improper input validation in the StanfordSegmenter module. The module dynamically loads external Java .jar files without verification or sandboxing. An attacker can supply or replace the JAR file, enabling the execution of…
When was CVE-2026-0848 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0848 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 5, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0848 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0848 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 44.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0848?
CVE-2026-0848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0848?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0848, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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