Is CVE-2026-118205 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118205 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-118205?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 30 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor up to and including 6.8.7.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118205?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-118205 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-118205?

Check whether you run Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor 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.

CVE-2026-118205: Essential Addons for Elementor privilege escalation via register_user()

CVE-2026-118205 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.4 · Published 2026-10-30

The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated visitors to register new user accounts with elevated privileges such as Editor. An attacker can exploit a flawed validation mechanism and a publicly accessible nonce endpoint to bypass security checks and assign themselves powerful roles, gaining the ability to upload files, edit pages, and inject unfiltered HTML—potentially compromising the entire website. The attack requires that site administrators have enabled open registration and previously saved then reverted a custom user role on a page with the Login/Register widget.

Vendors: Elementor.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-118205 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118205 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-118205?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 30 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor up to and including 6.8.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118205?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-118205 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-118205?: Check whether you run Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the register_user() function's page_id parameter validation, which uses a deny-list that accepts post revisions (status "inherit") instead of only live posts. Combined with a broken "last saved by administrator" check that reads post_author instead of _edit_last meta, and a nonce validation gate circumvented by the publicly callable wp_ajax_nopriv_eael_get_token endpoint, an unauthenticated attacker can register an account with Editor role or higher by specifying a revision ID containing an elevated role in its _elementor_data. Successful exploitation requires "Anyone can register" enabled and prior administrator action of saving then reverting a non-default New User Role on an affected page.

Affected products

Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor up to and including 6.8.7

Timeline

2026-10-30: disclosed

References

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