---
id: "CVE-2026-97255"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97255"]
title: "Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin: authorization bypass via user-controlled key"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["elementor", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T10:16:53+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T10:30:55+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97255", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"}]
---

# Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin: authorization bypass via user-controlled key

The Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin trusts a user-controlled key when checking authorization, so access controls can be bypassed. The sources do not say what an attacker gains beyond bypassing the check.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of Royal Elementor Addons (royal-elementor-addons) in the WordPress plugins screen or `wp plugin get royal-elementor-addons --field=version`
- Compare against the affected range: versions through `1.7.1069` are listed as affected

## Fix

- Update Royal Elementor Addons to a version later than `1.7.1069` once a patched release is confirmed
- unknown whether a patched version exists yet; the sources do not name one

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97255

## From the sources

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in WProyal Royal Elementor Addons royal-elementor-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Royal Elementor Addons: from n/a through 1.7.1069.

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