weblate up to 5.16 Tasks API access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in weblate up to 5.16. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Tasks API. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33212. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in weblate up to 5.16. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Tasks API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the tasks API didn't verify user access for pending tasks. This could expose logs of in-progress operations to users who don't have access to given scope. The attacker needs to brute-force the random UUID of the task, so exploiting this is unlikely with the default API rate limits. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-33212 since 03/18/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.17 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: weblate 5.17

Timelineinfo

03/18/2026 CVE reserved
04/15/2026 +27 days Advisory disclosed
04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-33212 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357768

Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2026 20:08
Changes: 04/15/2026 20:08 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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