CVE-2026-22251
CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.0%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Published: 2026-01-12T18:15:49.457
wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate’s REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API keys in the setting. This practice was discouraged for years, but the code was never removed. This might cause the API key to be leaked to different servers.
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How to fix CVE-2026-22251
CVE-2026-22251 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate’s REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API keys in the setting. This practice was discouraged for years, but the code was never removed. This might cause the API key to be leaked to different servers. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for […]
Exploit Difficulty: VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Required skills: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public exploits: Not publicly available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate’s REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API keys in the setting. This practice was discouraged for years, but the code was never removed. This might cause the API key to be leaked to different servers. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for […]
Exploit Difficulty: VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Required skills: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public exploits: Not publicly available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
VERY HARD
Time to Exploit: Days or weeks
Skills Required: Expert-level security skills
Public Exploits: Not publicly available
Vulnerability Timeline
Jan 12, 2026
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Jan 12, 2026
Imported to Database
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