# CVE-2026-54262: Wagtail: Pages translations can be created without page permissions when using simple\_translation

- Also known as: GHSA-8634-MR4J-R72C, PYSEC-2026-615
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.8, 7.3.3, 7.4.2
- Published: 2026-07-01 · Updated: 2026-07-02

## Affected

- wagtail: fixed in 7.0.8; from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.3.3; from 7.4.0, fixed in 7.4.2
- wagtail (PyPI): fixed in 7.0.8
- wagtail (PyPI): from 7.1, fixed in 7.3.3
- wagtail (PyPI): from 7.4, fixed in 7.4.2
- wagtail (PyPI): fixed in 7.0.8; from 7.1, fixed in 7.3.3; from 7.4, fixed in 7.4.2

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

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

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