Release note

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Author: brandonkelly

CHANGELOG.md

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 - Fixed an authorization error that could occur when editing a provisional draft of a nested element.
 - Fixed a bug where custom field values could be lost when changing an entry type. ([#17821](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/17821))
 - Fixed a bug where non-admin users couldn’t edit recursively-nested elements if they didn’t have save permissions for the top-level element.
+- Fixed a bug where it was possible to select disabled elements within element select modals. ([#17824](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/17824))
 - Fixed a styling issue.
 
 ## 5.8.16 - 2025-08-29