CVE-2026-33440 Weblate: Authenticated SSRF via redirect bypass of ALLOWED_ASSET_DOMAINS in screenshot URL uploads

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can bypass asset domain restrictions via redirects to perform Server-Side Request Forgery in Weblate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-33440?

CVE-2026-33440 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in WeblateOrg weblate, published on 15 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ALLOWED_ASSET_DOMAINS setting applied only to the first issued requests and didn't restrict possible redirects. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33440?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including weblate. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
weblate PyPIAll versions5.17
weblate PyPIAll versions5.17
weblate PyPIAll versions5.17

Products include Weblate Weblate.

How do I fix CVE-2026-33440?

Upgrade weblate to 5.17 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2026-33440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fhx-9jwj-867m, PYSEC-2026-2312.

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