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CRITICAL CVE-2026-27983 Deferred

LMS Elementor Pro: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

LMS Elementor Pro is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
LMS Elementor Pro
Plugin slug
lms-elementor-pro
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 05, 2026
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published Mar 05, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update LMS Elementor Pro to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in designthemes LMS Elementor Pro lms-elementor-pro allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LMS Elementor Pro: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources