CVE-2026-23535
Publication date 16 January 2026
Last updated 21 January 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.2, the multi-translation download could write to an arbitrary location when instructed by a crafted server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.2.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wlc | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.0 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23535
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/security/advisories/GHSA-mmwx-79f6-67jg
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/pull/1128
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/commit/216e691c6e50abae97fe2e4e4f21501bf49a585f
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/releases/tag/1.17.2