Symlink Attack Affecting weblate package, versions [,5.17)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published20 Apr 2026
- disclosed16 Apr 2026
- creditDavidCarliez
Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-34242 (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 Symlink Attack in the ZIP download. An attacker can access arbitrary files outside the intended repository by exploiting symlink traversal.