# CVE-2026-86035: Weblate: Mercurial argument injection via repository filenames allows authenticated command execution

- Also known as: GHSA-327H-QQGM-QV55
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.8
- Published: 2026-09-29 · Updated: 2026-10-02

## Affected

- WeblateOrg weblate: from 4.11.1, fixed in 2026.8

## Description

Weblate is a web-based continuous localization platform used to manage software translations. Weblate 4.11.1 through 2026.7.1 contains an argument-injection vulnerability in its Mercurial backend. Repository filenames beginning with - could be interpreted as Mercurial options instead of literal paths. An authenticated user with project-scoped component.edit permission could exploit this through a Mercurial-backed RESX component using the Update RESX files add-on. A later repository update could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Weblate service account. This is a residual incomplete fix for CVE-2022-23915. This issue has been patched in version 2026.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WeblateOrg weblate, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.8) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-327h-qqgm-qv55
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/20768
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/f60a9759a6d851bd10ccdefe9b1b7f0cdb9e9bbd
- https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-2026.8

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