# CVE-2026-32475: WordPress Elementor Pro plugin <= 4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

> Attackers can upload malicious files to execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites using Elementor Pro.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** CVE-2026-17590, GHSA-684f-44pq-4p6q

## What is CVE-2026-32475?

CVE-2026-32475 is a critical vulnerability in Elementor Pro, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Elementor Elementor Pro allows Using Malicious Files.

This issue affects Elementor Pro: from n/a through 4.2.1.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32475?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-32475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-32475 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-32475 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2026-32475 The Elementor Pro Forms File Upload field handles validation and file processing  in two separate loops with different handling of empty upload entries (UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE). An unauthenticated attacker can submit a multipart (github_poc): https://github.com/absholi7ly/Elementor-Pro-Unauthenticated-Arbitrary-File-Upload-to-RCE
- A/B Docker lab + PoC for CVE-2026-32475 (Elementor Pro Forms unauthenticated arbitrary file upload -> RCE via validation/move loop desync) (github_poc): https://github.com/dinosn/cve-2026-32475-elementor-pro-lab
- PoC for CVE-2026-32475: Elementor Pro <=4.2.1 unauthenticated file upload to RCE. Stdlib-only Python. (github_poc): https://github.com/Boreas37/CVE-2026-32475-PoC
- https://github.com/sahmsec/CVE-2026-32475 (github_poc): https://github.com/sahmsec/CVE-2026-32475
- CVE-2026-32475 PoC : Elementor Pro Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE (github_poc): https://github.com/4minx/CVE-2026-32475
- CVE-2026-32475 (github_poc): https://github.com/0xredash/CVE-2026-32475

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-32475 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-32475 is a critical vulnerability in Elementor Pro, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-32475 exists.

Affected product: Elementor Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32475/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32475/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32475
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32475
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32475

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32475/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.