Privilege escalation in Essential Addons For Elementor
CVE-2026-18039
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.7.2 does not prevent user-supplied registration fields from overwriting reserved account attributes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, on sites where a custom profile field with a particular label has been configured.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Unknown Essential Addons For Elementor — versions 5.8.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18039?
- CVE-2026-18039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Essential Addons For Elementor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18039?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.