weblate up to 5.15.x SSH Management Console argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in weblate up to 5.15.x. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SSH Management Console. The manipulation results in argument injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-24126. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in weblate up to 5.15.x. Affected is some unknown processing of the component SSH Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to 5.16.0, the SSH management console did not validate the passed input while adding the SSH host key, which could lead to an argument injection to `ssh-add`. Version 5.16.0 fixes the issue. As a workaround, properly limit access to the management console.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-24126 since 01/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

Upgrading to version 5.16.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 78773cc141ce0a97900c11341e6cf856451395fd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: weblate 5.16.0
Patch: 78773cc141ce0a97900c11341e6cf856451395fd

Timelineinfo

01/21/2026 CVE reserved
02/19/2026 +29 days Advisory disclosed
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-33fm-6gp7-4p47
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24126 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346716

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2026 08:24
Changes: 02/19/2026 08:24 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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