# CVE-2026-61792: Path traversal in weblate

> Project administrators can read arbitrary files on the host via path traversal in the App store metadata download feature.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwj4-fp82-r2rj

## What is CVE-2026-61792?

CVE-2026-61792 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WeblateOrg weblate, published on 26 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Weblate is a web-based continuous localization platform used to manage software translations. In versions prior to 2026.7, a project administrator can read files outside their repository through the App store metadata download feature, which resolves attacker-influenced paths without adequately confining them to the repository. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-34242, whose original patch failed to fully prevent the path traversal, allowing the arbitrary file read to persist. A user with project-administrator privileges can therefore disclose the contents of files on the Weblate host that lie outside the project's repository. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61792?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-61792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-61792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61792 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WeblateOrg weblate, published on 26 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WeblateOrg weblate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61792/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61792

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61792/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.