Weblate: Stored HTML injection in editor search preview

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

4.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2026-45106: 0.21% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 10.96 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact Weblate's live search preview renders unit source and context as HTML without escaping. Any contributor whose content reaches those fields stores HTML and CSS that runs inside the authenticated editor of every user who runs a matching search. Patches https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19422 Workarounds Only the search preview on the selected views is affected. Resources Weblate thanks @adrgs for reporting this issue responsibly via GitHub.

Published by the source

15 May 2026, 17:14 UTC

Last modified by the source

13 Jul 2026, 16:43 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-45106

Advisory: Weblate: Stored HTML injection in editor search preview
IDs: CVE-2026-45106, GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-45106 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: weblate 2026.5. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI weblate: affected < 2026.5; fixed in 2026.5

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show weblate`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on weblate.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m (OSV record GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m lists affected ranges: PyPI weblate >=0 <2026.5 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6wxc-8mgq-w26m lists affected ranges: PyPI weblate >=0 <2026.5)

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