# CVE-2026-22251: wlc may leak API keys due to an insecure API key configuration

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2052, GHSA-9RP8-H4G8-8766
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.17.0
- Published: 2026-01-12 · Updated: 2026-01-12

## Affected

- WeblateOrg wlc: fixed in 1.17.0
- wlc (PyPI): fixed in 1.17.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WeblateOrg wlc, wlc, upgrade to a fixed version (1.17.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/security/advisories/GHSA-9rp8-h4g8-8766
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/pull/1098
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/wlc/commit/aafdb507a9e66574ade1f68c50c4fe75dbe80797

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