What is CVE-2025-68279?

CVE-2025-68279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weblate, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2025-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-68279?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Weblate

CVE-2025-68279

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15.1, it was possible to read arbitrary files from the server file system using crafted symbolic links in the repository. Version 5.15.1 fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-12-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weblate
Weblateorg Weblate — versions < 5.15.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-g925-f788-4jh7 (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17331 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17356 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-5.15.1 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68279?: CVE-2025-68279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weblate, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2025-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-68279?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.