CVE-2026-122670 PUBLISHED

WordPress Polylang plugin <= 3.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 05.11.2026 Published: 06.11.2026 Updated: 06.11.2026

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP SYNTEX Polylang polylang allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Polylang: from n/a through 3.9.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	WP SYNTEX
Product	Polylang
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 3.9 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Polylang plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.9.1).

Credits

Oly Hossen | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/polylang/vulnerability/wordpress-polylang-plugin-3-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Missing Authorization CWE

Impacts

Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels