CVE-2026-85015 Unlimited Elements For Elementor < 2.0.21 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal
Authenticated attackers can write arbitrary files via path traversal in uploaded archives, leading to remote code execution on affected WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85015?
CVE-2026-85015 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Unlimited Elements for Elementor, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 does not sanitise file paths inside uploaded archives before extracting them, allowing authenticated users with access to its asset-management feature (Administrators by default, or Editors when a non-default Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 setting is enabled) to write arbitrary files, including executable PHP, outside the intended upload directory on servers where the PHP zip extension is unavailable, leading to Remote Code Execution.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85015?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-85015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6fg-7vp2-c3xp.