Arbitrary File Upload Affecting weblate package, versions [,5.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

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EPSS
0.71% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-WEBLATE-16110827
  • published20 Apr 2026
  • disclosed16 Apr 2026
  • creditggamno

Introduced: 16 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-33435  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-23  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-434  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade weblate to version 5.17 or higher.

Overview

weblate is an A web-based continuous localization system with tight version control integration

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in the backup restoration, due to insufficient filtering of configuration files. An attacker with access to create projects and restore backups can execute arbitrary code by including malicious configuration files in a backup and restoring it in an environment where they have project creation permissions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1