CVE catalog
CVE-2026-40256
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses st
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed when the external path shares the same string prefix as the repository path (for example, repo and repo_outside). This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpe | weblate | Not reported | 5.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | weblate | Not reported | 5.17 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpe | weblate | cpe | Not reported | 5.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | weblate | cpe | Not reported | 5.17 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-40256 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
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