What is CVE-2026-5118?

CVE-2026-5118 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Divi Engine Form Builder, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-5118?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-5118 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Divi Engine Form Builder

CVE-2026-5118

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration withou…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (11.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Divi Engine Form Builder — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5118?: CVE-2026-5118 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Divi Engine Form Builder, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-5118?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-5118 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.