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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-23535 EUVD-2026-2864GHSA-mmwx-79f6-67jgPYSEC-2026-2053

wlc Path traversal: Unsanitized API slugs in download command

Published Jan 16, 2026 · Updated Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.2, the multi-translation download could write to an arbitrary location when instructed by a crafted server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
WeblateOrg wlc < 1.17.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wlc 1.17.2-1 —
Debian 13 wlc No fix yet —
Debian 12 wlc No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 wlc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS wlc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 wlc No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS wlc No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS wlc No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS wlc No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS wlc No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI wlc < 1.17.2 1.17.2 GHSA-mmwx-79f6-67jg

References