CVE-2026-32475: WordPress Elementor Pro plugin <= 4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 80.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: Elementor Elementor Pro 4.2.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Elementor Elementor Pro 4.2.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Elementor Elementor Pro allows Using Malicious Files. This issue affects Elementor Pro: from n/a through 4.2.1.
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.9% · 80th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
Report tools
Action score
37
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Patchstack
- 9.0
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Patchstack). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Elementor Elementor Pro
- n/a and later · up to and including 4.2.1affectedfixed in 4.2.2
Same product
elementor: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-3124Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option42Plan
- CVE-2020-26596The Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code 37Monitor
- CVE-2024-23523WordPress Elementor Pro plugin <= 3.19.2 - Contributor+ Arbitrary User Meta Data Retrieval vulnerability26Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-2781Mar 27, 2024 · Elementor Website Builder Pro <= 3.20.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via video_html_tag21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-35050Jun 19, 2024 · WordPress Elementor Pro plugin <= 3.13.0 - Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-35656Jul 22, 2024 · WordPress Elementor Pro <= 3.21.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Elementor Elementor Pro | 4.2.2 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×6
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2026-32475 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:13 | 2026-08-21 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-08-22 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:7 | 2026-08-25 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-08-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-09-05 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- TodayNov 1, 2026+73 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Tin Pham (TF1T)VietSunshine Cyber Security Servicesfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.