GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.7) Path Traversal vulnerability in weblate. A fix is available for weblate — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
The ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded file and it could follow symlinks outside the repository.
Patches
References
Thanks to @DavidCarliez for reporting this vulnerability via GitHub.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | weblate | all versions | 5.17pip install --upgrade 'weblate==5.17' |
Affected Products
weblateweblateDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for weblate, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update weblate to 5.17 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hv99-mxm5-q397 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.