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CVE-2026-40256

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed when the external path shares the same string prefix as the repository path (for example, repo and repo_outside). This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:929ce7fcc70dc9d445d5a5471f89df51569aa7667f66db1a8da1730f38580bc3

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"weblate","vendor":"WeblateOrg","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 5.17"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

2 source assertions

{"name":"https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e30dbcb33ae78e754ecef192d54f996b89cb4e15","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e30dbcb33ae78e754ecef192d54f996b89cb4e15"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"name":"https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-ffgh-3jrf-8wvh","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-ffgh-3jrf-8wvh"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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