CVE-2026-33231
CVE-2026-33231 · NLTK has unauthenticated remote shutdown in nltk.app.wordnet_app
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NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in a denial of service. Commit bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b patches the issue.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 1.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
nltk
- Versions
- <= 3.9.3: Affected
No fix published
nltk Debian:12
- Versions
- 3.10.0-1
- 3.10.1-1
- 3.10.3-1
- 3.8-1
- 3.8.1-1
- 3.9.1-1
- 3.9.1-2
- 3.9.2-1
- 3.9.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
nltk Debian:13
- Versions
- 3.10.0-1
- 3.10.1-1
- 3.10.3-1
- 3.9.1-2
- 3.9.2-1
- 3.9.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
nltk Debian:14
- Versions
- 3.9.1-2
- 3.9.2-1
- 3.9.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.10.0-1
Update to 3.10.0-1
nltk PyPI
- Versions
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.9
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1rc1
- 2.0.1rc2-git
- 2.0.1rc3
- 2.0.1rc4
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0b4
- 2.0b5
- 2.0b6
- 2.0b7
- 2.0b8
- 2.0b9
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0b1
- 3.0.0b2
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.3
- 3.4
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 3.4.5
- 3.5
- 3.5b1
- 3.6
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.5
- 3.6.6
- 3.6.7
- 3.7
- 3.8
- 3.8.1
- 3.9
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
- 3.9b1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.9.4
Update to 3.9.4
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4
- 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm2
- 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm4
- 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm6
Update to 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm6
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.0.4-1
- 3.0.5-1
- 3.1-1
- 3.1-1ubuntu0.1
- 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
- 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
Update to 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.2.4-1
- 3.2.5-1
- 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1
- 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
- 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
Update to 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.4.5-1
- 3.4.5-2
- 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
- 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm4
Update to 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm4
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.5-1
- 3.6.5-1
- 3.6.7-1
- 3.7-1
- 3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Update to 3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.8.1-1
- 3.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Update to 3.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
nltk Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 3.9.1-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
nltk Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 3.9.2-1
- 3.9.3-1
- 3.10.0-1
- 3.10.1-1
- 3.10.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
nltk Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.9.1-2
- 3.9.1-2build1
- 3.9.2-1
- 3.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Update to 3.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Original sources
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-jm6w-m3j8-898g
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33231
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449836
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33231.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33231