Debian Linux - nltk - None

Ubuntu Linux - [Unknown description]

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

  CVE-2026-12072


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): Path Traversal in NKJPCorpusReader leads to Arbitrary File Read and     bypasses the nltk.pathsec sandbox (ENFORCE=True) (CVE-2026-12072)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
455369	Echo: nltk: security update to 3.10.0	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
455369	Echo: nltk: security update to 3.10.0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
334933	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-12072	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical
445534	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-6hm5-jgcp-p838)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
445534	SCA: security update for nltk (GHSA-6hm5-jgcp-p838)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-12072

high

Tenable Plugins

high

high

critical

high

high