Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-54262Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in wagtail from wagtail. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, a low-level user with the "Can submit translation" permission can create translations for any page, including those they do not have permissions for. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	wagtail	7.0.8	GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
PyPI	wagtail	7.3.3	GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
PyPI	wagtail	7.4.2	GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c
PyPI	wagtail	7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2	PYSEC-2026-615

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
wagtail	wagtail	< 7.0.8>= 7.1.0, < 7.3.3>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2

Weakness: CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c x_refsource_CONFIRM