wlc may leak API keys due to an insecure API key configuration
Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API keys in the setting. This practice was discouraged for years, but the code was never removed. This might cause the API key to be leaked to different servers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00189 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wlc (WeblateOrg): 1.17.0wlc (PyPI): 1.17.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeblateOrg | wlc | before 1.17.0 | 1.17.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | wlc (PyPI) | before 1.17.0 | 1.17.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766 |
- wlc VendorWeblateOrg Affected before 1.17.0 Fixed in 1.17.0 Patch available CNA
- wlc (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.17.0 Fixed in 1.17.0 Patch available GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:weblate:wlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.17.0 | Vulnerable | WeblateOrg |
- cpe:2.3:a:weblate:wlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.17.0 Vulnerable ·WeblateOrg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wlc (WeblateOrg) Fixed in 1.17.0
- Fix · GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766 wlc (PyPI) Fixed in 1.17.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766
References
Advisory 2
More WeblateOrg Wlc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18959 wlc Path traversal: Unsanitized API slugs in download command CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-17860 wlc can skip SSL verification CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-30480 wlc: print_html outputs API data without HTML escaping, enabling stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-22251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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