CVE-2026-5118

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-21. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured default_user_role setting. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by tampering with the role parameter during registration.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
38.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

May 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Divi Form Builder Changelog - Divi Engine

https://diviengine.com/divi-form-builder-changelog/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5118(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 12× in last 7d / 92× 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.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCzycoder0day/CVE-2026-5118
    First seen May 21, 2026

    CVE-2026-5118 | Divi Form Builder <= 5.1.2 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Role Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5118?
CVE-2026-5118 is a critical vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured…
When was CVE-2026-5118 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5118 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5118 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5118 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5118?
CVE-2026-5118 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5118?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5118, 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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