GHSA-4C3Q-X735-J3R5 Complete Bypass of CVE-2026-24884 Patch via Git-Delivered Symlink Poisoning in compressing

Executive Summary This report documents a critical security research finding in the compressing npm package specifically tested on the latest v2.1.0. The core vulnerability is a Partial Fix Bypass of CVE-2026-24884. The current patch relies on a purely logical string validation within the...

Directory Traversal

Overview weblate is an A web-based continuous localization system with tight version control integration Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the repository boundary validation, due to reliance on string prefix checks for resolved absolute paths. An attacker...

GHSA-FFGH-3JRF-8WVH Weblate: Prefix-Based Repository Boundary Check Bypass via Symlink/Junction Path Prefix Collision

Impact Weblate repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed when the external path shares the same string prefix as t...

Weblate: Prefix-Based Repository Boundary Check Bypass via Symlink/Junction Path Prefix Collision

Impact Weblate repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed when the external path shares the same string prefix as t...

GHSA-HV99-MXM5-Q397 Weblate: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink

Impact The ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded file and it could follow symlinks outside the repository. Patches https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/18683 References Thanks to @DavidCarliez for reporting this vulnerability via GitHub...

Symlink Attack

Overview weblate is an A web-based continuous localization system with tight version control integration Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack in the ZIP download. An attacker can access arbitrary files outside the intended repository by exploiting symlink traversal...

Weblate: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink

Impact The ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded file and it could follow symlinks outside the repository. Patches https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/18683 References Thanks to @DavidCarliez for reporting this vulnerability via GitHub...

ffensive-playbook

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Security Bulletin: IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities

Summary The product includes vulnerable components e.g., framework libraries that may be identified and exploited with automated tools. IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App has addressed the applicable CVEs with an update. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2025-68146 DESCRIPTION: filelock is a...

Exploit for Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Facebook Below

CVE-2025-27591 — Meta below Symlink Local Privilege Escalati...

GHSA-75H4-C557-J89R Froxlor has Incomplete Symlink Validation in DataDump.add() Allows Arbitrary Directory Ownership Takeover via Cron

Summary DataDump.add constructs the export destination path from user-supplied input without passing the $fixedhomedir parameter to FileDir::makeCorrectDir, bypassing the symlink validation that was added to all other customer-facing path operations likely as the fix for CVE-2023-6069. When the...

Froxlor has Incomplete Symlink Validation in DataDump.add() Allows Arbitrary Directory Ownership Takeover via Cron

Summary DataDump.add constructs the export destination path from user-supplied input without passing the $fixedhomedir parameter to FileDir::makeCorrectDir, bypassing the symlink validation that was added to all other customer-facing path operations likely as the fix for CVE-2023-6069. When the...

Symlink Attack

Overview froxlor/froxlor is a server administration software. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the DataDump.add process. An attacker can gain ownership of arbitrary directories and their contents by creating a symlink within their own directory that points to...

PYSEC-2026-2313

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded files, potentially following symlinks outside the repository. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17...

CVE-2026-40256 Weblate: Prefix-Based Repository Boundary Check Bypass via Symlink/Junction Path Prefix Collision

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed whe...

CVE-2026-40256 Weblate: Prefix-Based Repository Boundary Check Bypass via Symlink/Junction Path Prefix Collision

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, repository-boundary validation relies on string prefix checks on resolved absolute paths. In multiple code paths, the check uses startswith against the repository root path. This is not path-segment aware and can be bypassed whe...

CVE-2026-40256

Weblate (localization tool) contains a defect in repository-boundary validation prior to version 5.17 where absolute path checks use a simple startswith against the repository root, not path-segment aware. This can be bypassed when an external path shares the same string prefix as the repository ...

CVE-2026-34242 Weblate: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded files, potentially following symlinks outside the repository. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17...

CVE-2026-34242 Weblate: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the ZIP download feature didn't verify downloaded files, potentially following symlinks outside the repository. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17...