CVE-2025-14009

HIGHPre-NVD 8.810.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 10.0 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.9%, top 24% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:github_m, epss
Elevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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A critical vulnerability exists in the NLTK downloader component of nltk/nltk, affecting all versions. The _unzip_iter function in nltk/downloader.py uses zipfile.extractall() without performing path validation or security checks. This allows attackers to craft malicious zip packages that, when downloaded and extracted by NLTK, can execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability arises because NLTK assumes all downloaded packages are trusted and extracts them without validation. If a malicious package contains Python files, such as __init__.py, these files are executed automatically upon import, leading to remote code execution. This issue can result in full system compromise, including file system access, network access, and potential persistence mechanisms.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EPSS
52.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 18, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-14009.json
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2440724 – (CVE-2025-14009) CVE-2025-14009 nltk: Zip Slip Vulnerability in nltk Leading to Code Execution

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440724
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14009
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-14009(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-nltk (3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3) @ xenial2026-06-12ubuntu
redhatrhoai/odh-ta-lmes-job-rhel9:17762712962026-04-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nltk0.8 ... 3.9b1 (63 versions)3.9.3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-17 13:29 UTCOSV refresh
  10. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-29 12:02 UTCOSV refresh
  11. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-06-12 23:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-12 03:00 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-06-11 13:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-10 20:20 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-06-10 13:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-10 09:22 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-06-10 02:08 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-09 19:08 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-06-08 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-06-08 06:19 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-06-08 02:02 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-06-07 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-06-07 17:32 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-06-07 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-06 15:01 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-06-06 15:01 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-14009?
CVE-2025-14009 is a high vulnerability published on February 18, 2026. A critical vulnerability exists in the NLTK downloader component of nltk/nltk, affecting all versions. The unzipiter function in nltk/downloader.py uses zipfile.extractall() without performing path validation or security checks. This allows attackers to craft malicious zip packages that, when…
When was CVE-2025-14009 disclosed?
CVE-2025-14009 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-14009 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-14009 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 52.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14009?
CVE-2025-14009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 10.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-14009?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-14009, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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