--- title: "CVE-2026-118205: Essential Addons for Elementor - Privilege Escalation" description: "Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress <= 6.8.7 contains a privilege escalation caused by improper handling of post status and nonce validation in register_user() function, letting unauthenticated attackers register accounts with elevated roles via crafted revision IDs, exploit requires 'Anyone can register' enabled and prior admin role changes on affected pages." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-118205/ --- # CVE-2026-118205 Essential Addons for Elementor - Privilege Escalation Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress <= 6.8.7 contains a privilege escalation caused by improper handling of post status and nonce validation in register\_user() function, letting unauthenticated attackers register accounts with elevated roles via crafted revision IDs, exploit requires 'Anyone can register' enabled and prior admin role changes on affected pages. CVSS base score 7.4 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known EPSS 0.47% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118205) ## Details Type Privilege Escalation Impact Privilege Escalation CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Published 30 October 2026 Updated 1 November 2026 Weakness [CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html) ## Vendor fix Update to the latest version beyond 6.8.7. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118205](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118205) - [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a739cb9a-0b09-4303-8d4a-16fca1152adf?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a739cb9a-0b09-4303-8d4a-16fca1152adf?source=cve) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Classes/Bootstrap.php#L216](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Classes/Bootstrap.php#L216) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Ajax\_Handler.php#L1817](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Ajax_Handler.php#L1817) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login\_Registration.php#L1059](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L1059) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login\_Registration.php#L2762](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L2762) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login\_Registration.php#L552](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L552) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login\_Registration.php#L887](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L887) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3770535/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Traits/Login\_Registration.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3770535/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)