USN-7981-1: wlc vulnerabilities

Publication date

27 January 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in wlc.


Packages

  • wlc - A Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API

Details

It was discovered that wlc did not correctly handle SSL verification. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive resources.
(CVE-2026-22250)

It was discovered that wlc did not correctly handle API keys. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to leak API keys to a malicious server.
(CVE-2026-22251)

It was discovered that wlc did not correctly handle SSL verification. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive resources.
(CVE-2026-22250)

It was discovered that wlc did not correctly handle API keys. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to leak API keys to a malicious server.
(CVE-2026-22251)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing wlc –  1.15-2ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble wlc –  1.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy wlc –  1.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal wlc –  1.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic wlc –  0.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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