---
id: CVE-2026-86604
title: >-
  The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from
  the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default
  configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes
  registered…
summary: >-
  The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from
  the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default
  configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes
  registered…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
product: GTranslate
affected:
  - GTranslate < 5.0.1
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T18:13:31.210'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86604'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07c6e3a2-e8fe-4b25-a5d8-b5ed812100af/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T10:35:27.635210Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T10:21:54.381Z'
---

## Overview

The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server side.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.