CVE-2026-18039

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-14. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.7.2 does not prevent user-supplied registration fields from overwriting reserved account attributes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, on sites where a custom profile field with a particular label has been configured.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Essential Addons for Elementor < 6.7.2 – Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Custom Profile Field Mass Assignment | CVE 2026-18039 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2982ee81-3a85-435b-8347-a7848e99f373/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18039(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 30× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 01:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 00:21 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 22:47 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-18 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 08:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 06:51 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 15:39 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.10
  4. 2026-08-14 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 15:38 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  6. 2026-08-14 06:26 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-08-14 06:09 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 06:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18039?
CVE-2026-18039 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.7.2 does not prevent user-supplied registration fields from overwriting reserved account attributes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, on sites where a custom…
When was CVE-2026-18039 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18039 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18039 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18039 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18039?
CVE-2026-18039 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18039?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18039, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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