{"id":"CVE-2026-54262","aliases":["GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c"],"title":"Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation","summary":"Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cwe":["CWE-280"],"vendor":"wagtail","product":"wagtail","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["wagtail < 7.0.8","wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.3","wagtail >= 7.4, < 7.4.2"],"patched":["wagtail 7.0.8","wagtail 7.3.3","wagtail 7.4.2"],"published":"2026-08-20","updated":"2026-08-20","source":"GHSA","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54262"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/wagtail/PYSEC-2026-615.yaml"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c"}],"tags":["ghsa","pip"],"epss":0.0027,"epssPercentile":0.19478,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-20T18:59:54.451Z","slug":"CVE-2026-54262","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nA low-level user with the \"Can submit translation\" permission can create translations for any page, including those they do not have permissions for.\n\n### Patches\nPatched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2.\n\n### Workarounds\nN/A\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nMany thanks to @devansh3008 and @alanturing881 for reporting this issue.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Visit Wagtail's [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)\n* Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `wagtail < 7.0.8`\n- `wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.3`\n- `wagtail >= 7.4, < 7.4.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `wagtail 7.0.8`\n- `wagtail 7.3.3`\n- `wagtail 7.4.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}