Debian Linux - nltk - None

Ubuntu Linux - [Unknown description]

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  CVE-2026-12061


The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK): ReDoS in NLTK ReviewsCorpusReader FEATURES regex (CVE-2026-12061)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
462112	Echo: nltk: security update to 3.10.0	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
462112	Echo: nltk: security update to 3.10.0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
334939	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-12061	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical
445533	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-fg7f-2386-8897)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
445533	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-fg7f-2386-8897)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-12061

high

Tenable Plugins

high

high

critical

high

high