What is CVE-2026-54262?

CVE-2026-54262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-54262?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail

CVE-2026-54262

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.

Published 2026-07-01 · last modified 2026-07-02.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Torchbox Wagtail
Wagtail — versions < 7.0.8, >= 7.1.0, < 7.3.3, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-8634-mr4j-r72c (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-54262?: CVE-2026-54262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-54262?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.