High 8.1Published Jan 16, 2026

CVE-2026-23535wlc Path traversal: Unsanitized API slugs in download command

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 2:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jan 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

WeblateOrg wlc weblateorg:wlc (from the name)	before 1.17.2	CNA record
weblate wlc weblate:wlc	before 1.17.2	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/security/advisories/GHSA-mmwx-79f6-67jg	x-refsource-confirm, mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/pull/1128	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/commit/216e691c6e50abae97fe2e4e4f21501bf49a585f	x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/releases/tag/1.17.2	x-refsource-misc, product, release-notes

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