# CVE-2026-125106: Wagtail permission bypass in copy page for translation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-125106-wagtail-is-an-open-source-content-management-system-built-on  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-09. Updated: 2026-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-125106 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-11-09

Wagtail is a Django-based content management system. A user with translation submission permission can bypass page edit restrictions by copying inaccessible pages into translations, allowing them to view protected content they should not be able to edit or see. This breaks access control on sensitive pages that only some staff should manage.

Technologies: [Wagtail](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wagtail). Vendors: [Wagtail](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wagtail).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-125106 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-125106 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-125106?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 9 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Wagtail prior to 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125106?** Yes: fixed in 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, 8.0rc2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-125106 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-125106?** Check whether you run Wagtail at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, 8.0rc2

## Technical details

An authorization bypass in the Admin API's copy-for-translation action fails to check whether the source page is editable by the user before copying it into a translation. The vulnerability occurs in wagtail/actions/copy_for_translation.py where the permission check validates only submit_translation permission without verifying can_edit() on the source page. An authenticated user with submit_translation permission can exploit this to access and copy pages they lack edit permission for.

## Affected products

- Wagtail Wagtail prior to 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/1fcf3ce3dbd6cfd54980a28fd61bd1de03ce819d](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/1fcf3ce3dbd6cfd54980a28fd61bd1de03ce819d)
- [https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/344ef54f6c2fa8c03921125ee46697d319fdc652](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/344ef54f6c2fa8c03921125ee46697d319fdc652)

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