PyPI: wagtail

CVE-2026-54262

Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20260820-19551

Affected versions of the Wagtail package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges due to insufficient permission checks in the `simple_translation` module. The `simple_translation` feature allows users with the "Can submit translation" permission to create translations for any page, bypassing the intended page-level permissions. An attacker with low-level user access can exploit this vulnerability to create unauthorized translations of pages they do not have explicit permissions to access, potentially leading to unauthorized content changes.

Created at: Aug 25, 2026Updated at: Aug 25, 2026

Overview

Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple_translation

Advisory

wagtail – Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

Affected Package

Affecting wagtail package, versions< 7.0.8>= 7.1, < 7.3.3>= 7.4, < 7.4.2

Also affects

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How to Fix

Upgradewagtailto7.0.87.3.37.4.2or higher.

Mitigation and Workarounds

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Vulnerable Functions

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