CVE-2026-92803
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 Missing Access Check on the download_file Route
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.9
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 Missing Access Check on the download_file Route
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
- Record
CVE-2026-92803- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-81063
6.9
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
- Record
EUVD-2026-81063- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9p4g-9hh7-7mj3
6.9
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route,...
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
- Record
GHSA-9p4g-9hh7-7mj3- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.9
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
- Record
CVE-2026-92803- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.9
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 Missing Access Check on the download_file Route
LibreTranslate through 1.9.6 omits the access_check decorator from the download_file route, allowing unauthenticated access to translated files. Attackers can bypass API key requirements and abuse ban lists to download files without authentication on protected instances.
- Record
CVE-2026-92803- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-92803 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Libretranslate, published September 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate/issues/1012
github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate
github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate/blob/v1.9.6/libretranslate/app.py
vulncheck.com/advisories/libretranslate-through-1.9.6-missing-access-check-on-the-download-file-route
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92803
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p4g-9hh7-7mj3
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92803.json