High severity · published Sep 29, 2026
CVE-2026-86035
Weblate: Mercurial argument injection via repository filenames allows authenticated command execution
8.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Weblate is a web-based continuous localization platform used to manage software translations. Weblate 4.11.1 through 2026.7.1 contains an argument-injection vulnerability in its Mercurial backend. Repository filenames beginning with - could be interpreted as Mercurial options instead of literal paths. An authenticated user with project-scoped component.edit permission could exploit this through a Mercurial-backed RESX component using the Update RESX files add-on. A later repository update could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Weblate service account. This is a residual incomplete fix for CVE-2022-23915. This issue has been patched in version 2026.8.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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
>= 4.11.1, < 2026.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86035
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86035
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-327h-qqgm-qv55
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/20768
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/f60a9759a6d851bd10ccdefe9b1b7f0cdb9e9bbd
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-2026.8
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