CVE-2026-86604

GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation

Published Sep 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gtranslate
Gtranslate gtranslate
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Gtranslate
Gtranslate gtranslate
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation
Weaknesses CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 23, 2026, 10:50 AM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2026, 8:38 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 23, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 PM