Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-15T18:36:44.975Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-16T14:11:15.386Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40256 vulnerability.

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Weblate
  • Weblate
REFERENCES

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https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/e30dbcb33ae78e754ecef192d54f996b89cb4e15 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-ffgh-3jrf-8wvh cve-icon cve-icon
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