CVE-2026-22251

Publication date 12 January 2026

Last updated 29 January 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wlc	25.10 questing	Fixed 1.15-2ubuntu0.1
	25.04 plucky	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 1.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 1.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 0.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
wlc	Upstream: aafdb50

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-7981-1
wlc vulnerabilities
27 January 2026