High severity · published Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-34242
Weblate: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink
7.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded files, potentially following symlinks outside the repository. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
weblate · WeblateOrg
< 5.17 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34242
Patch
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/5db3a2a2e047ecaab627a8731cd744a30b2f51d3
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397
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