CVE-2026-27151

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Esto permit\u00eda a los usuarios TL4 y a los moderadores de grupos de categor\u00edas mover publicaciones a temas en categor\u00edas donde carecen de privilegios de publicaci\u00f3n (por ejemplo, categor\u00edas de solo lectura o categor\u00edas con acceso de escritura restringido por grupo). Las versiones 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1 y 2026.2.0 parchean el problema. 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