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CVE-2026-41654: Weblate Vulnerable to Authenticated SSRF via Project Backup Import bypassing validate_repo_url

Affects weblateSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-41654· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 5.17.1 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.17.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade weblate to 5.17.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PyPIweblateAffected
  • <5.17.1
Fixed in
  • 5.17.1

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Description

### Impact An authenticated user with `project.add` permission (default on hosted Weblate SaaS and for any user holding an active billing/trial plan) can import a crafted project backup ZIP whose `components/<name>.json` contains an attacker-chosen `repo` URL pointing at a **private address** (e.g. `http://127.0.0.1:9999/`) or using a **non-allow-listed scheme** (e.g. `file://`, `git://`). Weblate persists the component via `Component.objects.bulk_create([component])[0]`, which bypasses Django's `full_clean()` and therefore never runs the `validate_repo_url` validator. The URL is subsequently written verbatim into `.git/config` by `configure_repo(pull=False)`. ### Patches * https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19061 * https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19062 ### Workarounds Limiting who can create projects limits the scope. ### Resources Weblate thanks @fg0x0 for reporting this vulnerability via GitHub.

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