WeblateOrg wlc up to 1.16.x REST API certificate validation
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WeblateOrg wlc up to 1.16.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component REST API. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-22250. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in WeblateOrg wlc up to 1.16.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, the SSL verification would be skipped for some crafted URLs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.0.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-22250 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 282617 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22250), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 1.17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (282617) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-1920). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
Website
- Product: https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 2.5
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 282617
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22250
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: wlc 1.17.0
Timeline
01/07/2026 CVE reserved01/12/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/12/2026 VulDB entry created
01/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-22250 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340495
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Entry
Created: 01/12/2026 19:10Updated: 01/28/2026 01:01
Changes: 01/12/2026 19:10 (64), 01/13/2026 22:25 (1), 01/14/2026 02:04 (2), 01/28/2026 01:01 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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