CVE-2026-1206 Missing authorization in Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
Authenticated contributors can read private or draft Elementor template content due to incorrect authorization checks in the plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1206?
CVE-2026-1206 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in elemntor Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder, published on 26 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.35.7. This is due to a logic error in the is_allowed_to_read_template() function permission check that treats non-published templates as readable without verifying edit capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read private or draft Elementor template content via the 'template_id' supplied to the 'get_template_data' action of the 'elementor_ajax' endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1206?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6963-573w-vxvf.