Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-22251wlc may leak API keys due to an insecure API key configuration
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in wlc from WeblateOrg. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wlc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22251 |
| Debian:13 | wlc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22251 |
| Debian:14 | wlc | 1.17.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22251 |
| PyPI | wlc | 1.17.0 | GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766 |
| PyPI | wlc | 1.17.0 | PYSEC-2026-2052 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wlc | 1.15-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-7981-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wlc | 1.15-2ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22251 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wlc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22251 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wlc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22251 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WeblateOrg | wlc | < 1.17.0 |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/security/advisories/GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/pull/1098 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/commit/aafdb507a9e66574ade1f68c50c4fe75dbe80797 x_refsource_MISC