CVE-2026-33231 — CVE & Security Advisory Radar

🎯 CVE-2026-33231 HIGH 7.5 🔥 EPSS 88% 🧪 PoC 🇪🇺 EUVD

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CVE-2026-33231 | NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in

NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in a denial of service. Commit bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b patches the issue.

Klassifikation & Betroffenheit:

nltk nltk ≤ 3.9.3nltk nltk *

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') 🎯 Medium

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

🛡️ Empfohlene Mitigation: Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.

Vollständige Definition bei MITRE ➔

⚔️ Typische Angriffsmuster (CAPEC):

CAPEC-35 · Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executab… (Very High) CAPEC-77 · Manipulating User-Controlled Variables (Very High) CAPEC-242 · Code Injection (High)

🎯 ATT&CK-Techniken (Kill-Chain-Verhalten):

T1027.006 · Obfuscated Files or Information: H… T1027.009 · Obfuscated Files or Information: E… T1564.009 · Hide Artifacts: Resource Forking

🧩 Ähnliche Schwachstellen (Hersteller/Klasse/Score-Band):

CVE-2025-14009 8.8 CVE-2026-72818 8.7 CVE-2026-33236 8.1 CVE-2026-12252 7.8 CVE-2026-54293 7.5

🩹 Patch verfügbar (OSV):

🩹 bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b (Commit)

📚 Referenzen & Quellen:

🇪🇺 Original-Eintrag (ENISA EUVD) 🇺🇸 NVD-Eintrag

Ausnutzungs-Zeitleiste:

Reserviert 2026

Veröffentlicht 03/2026

Heute 04.09.

CVSS-Vektor-Analyse: 7.5

AV · Angriffsvektor Netzwerk

AC · Komplexität Gering

PR · Privilegien Keine

UI · Interaktion Keine

S · Scope Unverändert

C · Vertraulichkeit Keine

I · Integrität Keine

A · Verfügbarkeit Hoch

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Veröffentlicht:20.03.2026

Aktualisiert:15.07.2026 02:20

Assigner (CNA):GitHub_M

EUVD-ID:EUVD-2026-13885

Quellen: 🇪🇺 EUVD-Datenbank (ENISA) + 🇺🇸 NVD-Anreicherung · 24-h-Cache

CWE-94: Code Injection ✓ Offizieller Patch / Advisory verfügbar

💡 Gegenmaßnahme: Sicherheits-Update des Herstellers zeitnah einspielen und Netzwerksegmentierung prüfen.

Tier	2026-08-29	2026-09-04
≥90 %	4	0
≥50 %	4	0
≥10 %	3	0
<10 %	304	300

7.5 HIGH

🇪🇺 EUVD

EPSS

88%

CVE-2026-33231 🌐 Netzwerk (Remote) 🔓 Keine Authentifizierung nötig

🧪 nltk

CVE-2026-33231 | NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in

CWE-94: Code Injection ✓ Offizieller Patch / Advisory verfügbar

💡 Gegenmaßnahme: Sicherheits-Update des Herstellers zeitnah einspielen und Netzwerksegmentierung prüfen.

20.03.2026

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