Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-111041 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-111041 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-111041?
- Informational severity, published 18 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Elementor AI Engine before 3.7.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-111041?
- Yes: fixed in 3.7.9. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-111041 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-111041?
- Check whether you run Elementor AI Engine at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 3.7.9
Technical details
The plugin lacks authorization checks in the update_media_metadata and approve_media functions, allowing users with the Editor role to modify arbitrary posts regardless of ownership or permissions. This is a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-862) that requires authenticated access as an Editor or higher. An attacker can change post content, type, and metadata across the entire site without proper privilege verification.
Affected products
- Elementor AI Engine before 3.7.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-16: disclosed
- 2026-10-18: advisory