CVE-2026-18039 Essential Addons for Elementor < 6.7.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Custom Profile Field Mass Assignment
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator via mass assignment in custom profile fields if specific labels are configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18039?
CVE-2026-18039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Essential Addons for Elementor, published on 14 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18039?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18039?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-18039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69j3-r66p-rg4r.