Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40721 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40721 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40721?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 17 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- BdThemes Element Pack Pro <= 9.0.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40721?
- A patch was published on 2026-01-14: Fixed in version 9.1.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-40721 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40721?
- Check whether you run BdThemes Element Pack Pro 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
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the BdThemes Element Pack Pro plugin for WordPress due to improper control of filenames in include or require statements (CWE-98). The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with Contributor-level privileges to manipulate file paths and include local files from the server's filesystem. While the attack complexity is rated as high, successful exploitation can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information such as the wp-config.php file, which contains database credentials. The issue is resolved in version 9.1.0.
Affected products
- BdThemes Element Pack Pro <= 9.0.6
Timeline
- 2025-12-15: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Phat RiO
- 2026-01-14: advisory: Patchstack published advisory and assigned priority
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2026-01-14: patched: Fixed in version 9.1.0