Permission Bypass in Wagtail CMS via Translation Submission

Publication date: 2026-07-01

Last updated on: 2026-07-01

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-01

Last Modified

2026-07-01

Generated

2026-07-02

AI Q&A

2026-07-02

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-54262

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wagtail	wagtail	to 7.0.8 (exc)
wagtail	wagtail	to 7.3.3 (exc)
wagtail	wagtail	to 7.4.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-280	The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects the Wagtail content management system in versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2. It allows a low-level user who has the "Can submit translation" permission to create translations for any page, even those pages for which they do not have explicit permissions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized creation of translations on pages that a user should not have access to. This could result in unauthorized content modifications or additions, potentially leading to misinformation, content integrity issues, or exposure of sensitive information through translated content.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade Wagtail to one of the fixed versions: 7.0.8, 7.3.3, or 7.4.2.

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