CVE-2026-56028: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in themewant Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates <= 1.4.9 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-56028) involves incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) in the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin, affecting versions up to 1.4.9. It permits unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access or control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to privilege escalation without authentication. This could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions within the affected plugin environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting access to the affected plugin or disabling it if feasible to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-56028: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in themewant Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates
Description
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates <= 1.4.9 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-56028) involves incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) in the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin, affecting versions up to 1.4.9. It permits unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access or control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to privilege escalation without authentication. This could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions within the affected plugin environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting access to the affected plugin or disabling it if feasible to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-18T14:37:29.429Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3e95a46e08203f7da55959
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 15:07:16 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 16:07:43 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 18:36:22 UTC
Views: 2
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