PT-2026-50238 · Nltk · Nltk/Nltk

Published

2026-06-17

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Updated

2026-06-17

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CVE-2026-12199

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
A vulnerability in nltk.app.wordnet app up to version 3.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when started in its default mode. The server listens on all interfaces and processes a specific unauthenticated GET request (/SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER) to terminate the process immediately via os. exit(0). This results in a denial of service, impacting service availability. The issue arises due to insufficient authentication and protection mechanisms for critical server functions.

Fix

Missing Authentication

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-12199

Affected Products

Nltk/Nltk