# CVE-2026-85015: Unlimited Elements for Elementor path traversal in archive extraction

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-85015-the-unlimited-elements-for-elementor-wordpress-plugin-before-2-0  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-03. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-85015 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.6 · Published 2026-10-03

Unlimited Elements for Elementor is a WordPress plugin that extends the Elementor page builder. The plugin fails to validate file paths when extracting uploaded archives, allowing authenticated users with access to asset management features to write malicious PHP files outside the intended directory and gain remote code execution on WordPress sites.

Technologies: [Unlimited Elements for Elementor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/unlimited-elements-for-elementor). Vendors: [Unlimited Elements](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/unlimited-elements).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-85015 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85015 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-85015?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.6, published 3 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Unlimited Elements for Elementor before 2.0.21.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85015?** Yes: fixed in 2.0.21. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-85015 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-85015?** Check whether you run Unlimited Elements 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.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.0.21

## Technical details

The plugin does not sanitise file paths inside uploaded ZIP archives before extraction, allowing path traversal attacks. This affects servers where the PHP zip extension is unavailable. Authenticated users with asset-management access (Administrators by default, or Editors if a non-default setting is enabled) can upload specially crafted archives containing path traversal sequences to write arbitrary executable PHP files, leading to RCE.

## Affected products

- Unlimited Elements Unlimited Elements for Elementor before 2.0.21

## Timeline

- 2026-10-01: disclosed
- 2026-10-03: patched: version 2.0.21 released

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aefcaecf-024d-4ec7-9b67-69d21addea7b/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aefcaecf-024d-4ec7-9b67-69d21addea7b/)

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