What is CVE-2026-34242?

CVE-2026-34242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weblateorg Weblate, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-34242?

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

Path Traversal in Weblateorg Weblate

CVE-2026-34242

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded files, potentially following symlinks outside the repository. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.000 (4.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weblateorg Weblate — versions < 5.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/5db3a2a2e047ecaab627a8731cd744a30b2f51d3 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-34242?: CVE-2026-34242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weblateorg Weblate, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-34242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.