# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q6fg-7vp2-c3xp

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-85015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Unlimited Elements for Elementor. 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-2026-85015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85015/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85015/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.