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CVE-2026-56028 themewant CVE debrief

CVE-2026-56028 is a critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates versions up to and including 1.4.9. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and is considered critical. The CVE was published on June 26, 2026, and last modified on June 29, 2026. The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges without authentication, potentially leading to significant impact. Users of the affected plugin should take immediate action to mitigate the risk.

Vendor
themewant
Product
Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-26
Original CVE updated
2026-06-29
Advisory published
2026-06-26
Advisory updated
2026-06-29

Who should care

Administrators and users of WordPress sites utilizing the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin version 1.4.9 or earlier should be aware of this vulnerability. Given the critical nature of this vulnerability, immediate attention is required to prevent potential exploitation.

Technical summary

The vulnerability, CVE-2026-56028, is an unauthenticated privilege escalation issue in the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating critical severity. The vulnerability's CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating that it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, without requiring user interaction or privileges. The weakness associated with this vulnerability is CWE-266.

Defensive priority

High. Immediate action is required to mitigate the risk associated with CVE-2026-56028 due to its critical severity and potential for significant impact.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin to a version that fixes the vulnerability.
  • Review and restrict access to the plugin's functionality to prevent unauthorized use.
  • Monitor for suspicious activity related to the plugin on your WordPress site.
  • Consider implementing additional security measures such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to detect and prevent exploitation attempts.

Evidence notes

The CVE-2026-56028 record was obtained from the official CVE database and the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). Additional information was provided by Patchstack, indicating that the vulnerability exists in version 1.4.9 of the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-56028 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56028

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-56028 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56028

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.