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.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-elementor-pro-bug-exposes-wordpress-sites-to-rce-attacks/
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/elementor-pro-flaw-could-let.html
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/elementor-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-elementor-pro-plugin-4-2-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-unauthenticated-file-upload-to-rce-in-elementor-pro-plugin?_s_id=cve
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-08-19
Updated: 2026-08-20
Base Score: 7.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.00416