diff --git a/advisories/unreviewed/2026/08/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc.json b/advisories/unreviewed/2026/08/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc.json index b5308e9ed221..dee62c122bb2 100644 --- a/advisories/unreviewed/2026/08/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc.json +++ b/advisories/unreviewed/2026/08/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc/GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc.json @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ { "schema_version": "1.4.0", "id": "GHSA-pv39-qrfq-g8gc", - "modified": "2026-08-03T09:32:37Z", + "modified": "2026-08-03T09:32:38Z", "published": "2026-08-03T09:32:37Z", "aliases": [ "CVE-2026-12259" ], + "summary": "NLTK Checksum Validation Bypass in Package Downloads", "details": "In nltk version 3.9.4, the `nltk.downloader.Downloader._download_package()` function writes downloaded package bytes to disk and may extract them before enforcing SHA-256 or MD5 checksum validation. This allows an attacker to tamper with the package response body for `info.url` through a compromised mirror, malicious proxy, or other source-substitution condition, leading to the installation of attacker-controlled package bytes. The vulnerability can result in malicious corpus or model content being trusted by downstream users or applications.", "severity": [ { @@ -13,12 +14,33 @@ "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" } ], - "affected": [], + "affected": [ + { + "package": { + "ecosystem": "PyPI", + "name": "nltk" + }, + "ranges": [ + { + "type": "ECOSYSTEM", + "events": [ + { + "introduced": "0" + } + ] + } + ] + } + ], "references": [ { "type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12259" }, + { + "type": "PACKAGE", + "url": "https://github.com/nltk/nltk" + }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/659ccf6d-12d4-4d4a-84c0-078633c35a5d"