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CVE-2026-22251

wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API key

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 6e-05
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
weblate wlc< 1.17.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI wlc MODERATE fixed in 1.17.0
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Jan 2026 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-7981-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/commit/aafdb507a9e66574ade1f68c50c4fe75dbe80797Patch
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/pull/1098Issue Tracking
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/security/advisories/GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766Vendor Advisory
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