High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-18039
CVE-2026-18039
Description
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <6.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 10, 2026 to August 16, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 21, 2026
- WordPress: 24 Plugin Flaws Including Critical Backdoors and Account Takeovers Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Aug 14, 2026