Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-86604GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in GTranslate from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | GTranslate | 0 – before 5.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07c6e3a2-e8fe-4b25-a5d8-b5ed812100af/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description