CVE-2026-81724

Published: Ago 27, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 28, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,9
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM 5,3
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: low

Description

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NLTK before 3.10.3 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in nltk.featstruct.FeatStructReader that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying deeply nested feature-structure input. Attackers can craft trivial payloads with nested brackets that exceed Python's recursion limit and raise an unhandled RecursionError, crashing applications that parse user-supplied feature structures or feature grammars.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0026
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

Single Data Point

Only one EPSS measurement is available for this CVE. Trend analysis requires multiple data points over time.

674

Uncontrolled Recursion

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-cw6x-m8jw-qmrh
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-cw6x-m8jw-qmrh
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-before-3.10.3-denial-of-service-via-u…