CVE-2026-86604

GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation

MEDIUM

4.8

CVSS Score

Published: September 23, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC

Updated: September 23, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGTranslate

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Severity

MEDIUM4.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server side.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GTranslate · Gtranslatedrupal

60%

v < 5.0.1

Affected range stops below 5.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07c6e3a2-e8fe-4b25-a5d8-b5ed812100af/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUMWPScan

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-74

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